Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of showing joy.

    There was much rejoicing when the good news finally arrived.

More definitions
  • a feeling of great happiness
  • the utterance of sounds expressing great joy

Examples

16 sentences
  1. This is a time of rejoicing.

    deDies ist eine Zeit der Frohlockung.

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  2. This isolated island is rejoicing at finally having drinkable water.

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  3. As self-proclaimed twins, they did not stop rejoicing in each other.

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  4. Sadly, I don't have many rejoicing news to bring you this morning.

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  5. In some cultures, a funeral is a time of rejoicing for the "homegoing."

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Forms

plural: rejoicings
Singularrejoicing
Pluralrejoicings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedrejoice

See also

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