Verb: rejoice ri'joys
- Feel happiness or joy
"We rejoiced at their safe return";
- joy
- To express great joy
"Who cannot rejoice in Spring?";
- exuberate [archaic, rare], exult, triumph, jubilate
- Be ecstatic with joy
"The team rejoiced after winning the championship";
- triumph
Derived forms: rejoicing, rejoiced, rejoices
Type of: be on cloud nine [informal], buck up [informal], cheer, cheer up, experience, exult, feel, jolly [informal], jump for joy, walk on air
Encyclopedia: Rejoice