/ rɪˈdʒɔɪs; NAmE / verb
rejoice (at / in / over sth) ( formal ) to express great happiness about sth :
[ v ]
When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice.
The motor industry is rejoicing at the cut in car tax.
[ v to inf ]
They rejoiced to see their son well again.
[also v that ]
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IDIOMS
- rejoice in the name of ...
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense cause joy to ): from Old French rejoiss- , lengthened stem of rejoir , from re- (expressing intensive force) + joir experience joy.