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exultation

PRONUNCIATION:

(eg-zuhl-TAY-shuhn)

MEANING:

noun: The act or state of triumphant joy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin exsultare (to exult, to leap up), from ex- (out) + saltare (to leap), frequentative of salire (to leap). Earliest documented use: 1425.

USAGE:

“Enzo as a competitor, grinning with exultation at the wheel.”
Anthony Lane; Over the Limit; The New Yorker; Jan 1, 2024.

See more usage examples of exultation in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The ability of so many people to live comfortably with the idea of capital punishment is perhaps a clue to how so many Europeans were able to live with the idea of the Holocaust: Once you accept the notion that the state has the right to kill someone and the right to define what is a capital crime, aren't you halfway there? -Roger Ebert, film critic (18 Jun 1942-2013)

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