1. A feeling of great happiness
   "There was much rejoicing when the war finally ended"
    
2. The utterance of sounds expressing great joy
   "Their rejoicing could be heard blocks away";
   - exultation, jubilation

1. Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
   "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day";
   - exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, triumphal, triumphant

1. Feel happiness or joy
   "We rejoiced at their safe return";
   - joy
    
2. To express great joy
   "Who cannot rejoice in Spring?";
   - exuberate [archaic, rare], exult, triumph, jubilate
    
3. Be ecstatic with joy
   "The team rejoiced after winning the championship";
   - triumph

Derived forms: rejoicings

See also: cock-a-hoop [informal], elated, gleeful, gleesome [archaic], joyful, jubilant, on top of the world [informal]

Type of: be on cloud nine [informal], buck up [informal], cheer, cheer up, experience, exult, feel, happiness, jolly [informal], jump for joy, utterance, vocalization, walk on air

Encyclopedia: Rejoicing