exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant
(adjective) joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; “rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day”; “a triumphal success”; “a triumphant shout”
triumphal
(adjective) relating to or celebrating a triumph; “a triumphal procession”; “a triumphal arch”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
triumphal (comparative more triumphal, superlative most triumphal)
Of, relating to, or being a triumph.
That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.
• (celebrating triumph, victory): triumphant
triumphal (plural triumphals)
(obsolete) A token of victory.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*um"phal, a. Etym: [L. triumphalis: cf. F. triomphal.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch. Messiah his triumphal chariot turned. Milton.
Tri*um"phal, n.
Definition: A token of victory. [Obs.] Joyless triumphals of his hoped success. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
