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Rejoicing \Re*joi"cing\ (-s?ng), n.
1. Joy; gladness; delight.
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We should particularly express our rejoicing by love
and charity to our neighbors. --R. Nelson.
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2. The expression of joy or gladness.
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The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the
tabernacles of the righteous. --Ps. cxviii.
15.
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3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy.
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Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart. --Ps. cxix.
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Rejoice \Re*joice"\ (r[-e]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Rejoiced} (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoicing}
(-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F.
r['e]jouir; pref. re- re- OF. esjouir, esjoir, F.
['e]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) OF. jouir, joir,
F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See {Joy}.]
To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have
pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond
a common joy." --Shak.
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I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7.
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Syn: Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
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