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Definition of Rejoicings
1. rejoicing [n] - See also: rejoicing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rejoicings
Literary usage of Rejoicings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Thomas Seccombe, William Strang, J. B. Clark (1895)
"CHAPTER XXX The Baron arrives in England—the Colossus of Rhodes comes to congratulate
him—Great rejoicings on the Baron's return, and a tremendous ..."
2. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus, Ralph Francis Kerr (1891)
"Regarding the rejoicings in Florence, see the Letter of this Republic to ...
For an account of the rejoicings in Bologna, see Cronica di Bologna, 721; ..."
3. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Henry Hart Milman (1864)
"Rejoicings The example of London was followed by the provin- cial towns- ...
f Rejoicings Still more cordial was the rejoicing among the in Holland. ..."
4. The Works of Charles Lamb: to which are prefixed his letters, and a sketch by Charles Lamb (1871)
"Rejoicings UPON THE NEW YEAR'S COMING OF AGE. THE Old Year being dead, and the
New Year coming of age, which he does, by Calendar Law, as soon as the breath ..."
5. Beatrice D'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497: A Study of the Renaissance by Mrs. Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (1903)
"The auspicious event was hailed with public rejoicings. The bells rang for six
days, and solemn processions were held, and thanksgivings offered up in all ..."
6. Beatrice D'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497: A Study of the Renaissance by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (1920)
"The auspicious event was hailed with public rejoicings. The bells rang for six
days, and solemn processions were held, and thanksgivings ..."
7. The Constitutional History of the United States, 1765/1895 by Francis Newton Thorpe (1901)
"... ship Federalist was undoubtedly the most beautiful to the eye. After the
rejoicings were over, it was sent, under command of Captain Barney, ..."
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