rejoice
to feel very happy about something
TRANSLATION
to rejoice = jubeln, frohlocken, jubilieren, sich freuen, sich erfreuen, glücklich sein, seine Freude haben --- GOOGLE INDEX rejoice: approximately 32,900,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Flyers of America, REJOICE. The Federal Aviation Administration has made the hugely sensible decision to allow passengers to operate their electronic gadgets during all phases of a flight.
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rejoice
verb
to feel very happy about something, or to celebrate something in a happy way
(Macmillan Dictionary)
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From the late 14th century, the word rejoice came to mean "be full of joy", and is most commonly used in a religious context: Philippians 4:4 - "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice in the Lord."
We imagine you will be overjoyed to learn that there are several idioms that help you to express feelings of elation and happiness, such as "jump for joy" and, particularly in British English, "over the moon".
Both of these expressions may have come from Charles Molloy's The English Chevalier, written in 1718:
"Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"
This happy message itself may be based on a children's nursery rhyme from the 1600s, in which a cow jumps over the moon.
The expression "jump for joy" may also be based on the happy feelings that are set free when we jump. We feel a burst of energy and overcome gravity. We even leave solid ground and fly for a moment.
Particularly in British English, rejoice is used ironically to draw attention to a strange characteristic, especially a name (The guard rejoiced in the name of Darling).
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SYNONYMS
exult, celebrate, delight, be glad, triumph, enjoy
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"They were just beginning to rejoice about the new year's earnings, when the factory caught fire."
verb
to feel very happy about something, or to celebrate something in a happy way
(Macmillan Dictionary)
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From the late 14th century, the word rejoice came to mean "be full of joy", and is most commonly used in a religious context: Philippians 4:4 - "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice in the Lord."
We imagine you will be overjoyed to learn that there are several idioms that help you to express feelings of elation and happiness, such as "jump for joy" and, particularly in British English, "over the moon".
Both of these expressions may have come from Charles Molloy's The English Chevalier, written in 1718:
"Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"
This happy message itself may be based on a children's nursery rhyme from the 1600s, in which a cow jumps over the moon.
The expression "jump for joy" may also be based on the happy feelings that are set free when we jump. We feel a burst of energy and overcome gravity. We even leave solid ground and fly for a moment.
Particularly in British English, rejoice is used ironically to draw attention to a strange characteristic, especially a name (The guard rejoiced in the name of Darling).
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SYNONYMS
exult, celebrate, delight, be glad, triumph, enjoy
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"They were just beginning to rejoice about the new year's earnings, when the factory caught fire."
