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Definition of Exult
1. Verb. Feel extreme happiness or elation. "Sam and Sue exult"
Generic synonyms: Joy, Rejoice
Specialized synonyms: Rejoice, Triumph, Wallow
Derivative terms: Exultant, Exultation, Walking On Air
2. Verb. To express great joy. "Sam and Sue exult over the results of the experiment"; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
Specialized synonyms: Glory
Generic synonyms: Cheer, Cheer Up, Chirk Up
Derivative terms: Exuberance, Exuberance, Exuberant, Exultant, Exultation, Jubilance, Jubilancy, Jubilant, Jubilant, Jubilation, Jubilation, Rejoicing, Triumphant
Definition of Exult
1. v. i. To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart.
Definition of Exult
1. Verb. to rejoice, be very happy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exult
1. to rejoice greatly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Exult
1. To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. "An exulting countenance." "The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe." (Pope) Origin: L. Exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. Fr. Exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. Exulter. See Salient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exult
Literary usage of Exult
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The version of the psalm " Venite exult- emus" used in the Breviary is that of
the ancient Roman psalter, which differs in some passages from the Vulgate. ..."
2. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... which we now catch from the oracles of God, of joy unspeakable, and full of
glory. What Christian does not exult in that grand outline of unknown, ..."
3. The Private Journal of Aaron Burr, During His Residence of Four Years in by Aaron Burr (1838)
"The friends of physiognomy may exult; for he furnished, during good behaviour,
as strong an argument against it as Socrates. I have procured an excellent ..."
4. The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., Late of Bethlem, Connecticut by Joseph Bellamy, Noah Benedict (1811)
"This high esteem of God disposes and inclines the heart to acquiesce, yea, to
exult, in all the high prerogatives God assumes to himself. ..."
5. The Life of Arthur Tappan by Lewis Tappan (1870)
"... made the enemies of the anti-slavery cause exult with anticipations of the
speedy dissolution of the association for the deliverance of the slave. ..."
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