What does victory mean?

Definitions for victory
ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk trivic·to·ry

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word victory.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. victory, triumphnoun

    a successful ending of a struggle or contest

    "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

Wiktionary

  1. victorynoun

    The state of having won a competition or battle.

  2. victoryverb

    To achieve a victory

Wikipedia

  1. Victory

    A Small Victory is the tenth track and the second single from Faith No Mores fourth studio album Angel Dust. It was released as a single on August 3, 1992, in Europe and 16 days later in Japan. The song was later remixed by Youth of Killing Joke. This remix was released on September 1, 1992, in Europe, and on October 29, 1992, in the US. It was their last single to chart in the Billboard Modern Rock charts, peaking at #11. It was one of their lowest charting singles in Australia, only making it to #84 on the ARIA Charts. When asked about the song's meaning, Mike Patton said:

ChatGPT

  1. victory

    Victory can be generally defined as the achievement of success or triumph in a struggle, competition, or conflict, often resulting in a favorable outcome. It signifies overcoming challenges, reaching a desired goal, or emerging as the winner or prevailing party in a specific context. Victory can be subjective and vary in different areas of life, such as sports, war, personal achievements, or even social or moral victories.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Victorynoun

    the defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat

  2. Etymology: [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]

Wikidata

  1. Victory

    Victory is the fourteenth album by The Jacksons, released on July 2, 1984 on Epic Records. It was the first and only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group; also, it was the last album entirely recorded with lead singer Michael Jackson. The album sold over seven million copies worldwide, opening at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 185,000 copies in first week sales. On October 30, 1984, the album was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA for the sales of over 2 million copies in the United States. Victory was supported by the Victory Tour, with lead singer Michael Jackson, who had recently released the world's all-time best-selling album, Thriller, prominently featured. Shortly after the tour ended, Michael and Marlon Jackson quit the group. Jermaine, Tito, Randy and Jackie Jackson continued on as the Jacksons, and releasing one more album, 1989's 2300 Jackson Street before splitting up.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. victory

    A matter of staying-power.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. victory

    The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war, struggle, or combat; conquest; triumph.

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  1. victory

    Song lyrics by victory -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by victory on the Lyrics.com website.

Mythology

  1. Victory

    (Vic′tory). A goddess, the daughter of Styx and Acheron, generally represented as flying in the air holding out a wreath of laurel. Her Greek name is Nike (Nicē).

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VICTORY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Victory is ranked #12467 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Victory surname appeared 2,490 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Victory.

    79.1% or 1,971 total occurrences were White.
    9.2% or 230 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.4% or 87 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.4% or 61 total occurrences were Asian.
    2.1% or 53 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'victory' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1804

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'victory' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4158

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'victory' in Nouns Frequency: #748

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of victory in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of victory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of victory in a Sentence

  1. Brene Brown:

    Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal with conflict, learn how to assert themselves, and have the opportunity to fail. If we’re always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they’ll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own.

  2. John Curtice:

    I doubt they will lose all of their seats but the Labour Party cannot presume that any constituency is going to present them with a safe victory.

  3. Lake County Commissioner John Plecnik:

    This verdict will also mean greater resources to combat opioid addiction, which are desperately needed, i can't say this strongly enough, no one is immune to the impact of addiction and opioid abuse, and this is not just a victory for Lake County and Trumbull, it is a victory for all Americans.

  4. William Barber:

    There is a sleeping giant in America, poor and low-wealth folks now make up 30% of the electorate in every state and over 40% of the electorate in every state where the margin of victory for the presidency was less than 3%. If you could just get that many poor and low-wealth people to vote, they could fundamentally shift every election in the country.

  5. Mia Love:

    Sadly, their character assassination tactics have so stained our state, that now citizens should expect that this is how elections will be won, victory is theirs. I believe that we've elected a wolf in sheep's clothing. But the question remains : at what cost to the people of Utah ? There is a cost, and we will pay it.

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