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.
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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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