REJOICE
exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate
(verb) to express great joy; “Who cannot exult in Spring?”
rejoice, joy
(verb) feel happiness or joy
wallow, rejoice, triumph
(verb) be ecstatic with joy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rejoice (third-person singular simple present rejoices, present participle rejoicing, simple past and past participle rejoiced)
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14thc.]
(obsolete, transitive) To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. [15th-16thc.]
(transitive) To make happy, exhilarate. [from 15thc.]
(obsolete) To enjoy.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*joice" (r-jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rejoced (-joist"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"sng).] Etym: [OE.rejoissen, OF. resjouir,
resjoir, F. réjouir; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir, esjoir, F. , to
rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir, F. jouir, from L.
gaudere to rejoice. See Joy.]
Definition: To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have
pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond a
common joy." Shak.
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. Ps. xxxi. 7.
Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
Re*joice", v. t.
1. To enjoy. [Obs.] Bp. Peacock.
2. To give joi to; to make joyful; to gladden.
I me rejoysed of my liberty. Chaucer.
While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. Prior.
Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief
it had made. Arbuthnot.
Syn.
– To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.
Re*joice", n.
Definition: The act of rejoicing. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition