exult
pronunciation
How to pronounce exult in British English:
UK [ɪgˈzʌlt]
How to pronounce exult in American English:
US [ɪɡˈzʌlt]
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- Verb:
- feel extreme happiness or elation
- to express great joy
Word Origin
- exult (v.)
- 1560s, "to leap up;" 1590s, "to rejoice, triumph," from Middle French exulter, from Latin exultare/exsultare "rejoice exceedingly, revel, vaunt, boast;" literally "leap about, leap up," frequentative of exsilire "to leap up," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). The notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Related: Exulted; exulting.
Example
- 1. Exult greatly , o daughter of zion ; shout , o daughter of jerusalem !
- 2. And my reins exult when thy lips speak uprightly .
- 3. Know you have the confidence to be independent and exult in the freedom that comes from being able to set your own agenda .
- 4. This is the day that jehovah has made ; let us exult and rejoice in it .
- 5. When god turns the captivity of his people , jacob will exult , israel will rejoice .