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Pronunciation : Re*joice" (r-jois")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE.rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F. r?jouir; 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 : Defn: 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.

i. [imp. & p. p. Rejoced (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoicing (-joi"sng).]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*joice"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*joice"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of rejoicing. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913