rejoice

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.

   Obscurity, indeed, is painful to the mind as well as to the eye ; but to bring light from obscurity, by whatever labour, must needs to be delightful and rejoicing.

2. 2
   verb

   To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.

   Ye that are a knyghte wyueles that ye wyl not loue some mayden or gentylwoman /[…]/ but hit is noysed that ye loue quene Gueneuer / and that she hath ordeyned by enchauntement that ye shal neuer loue none other / but her / ne none other damoysel ne lady shall reioyse you.

3. 3
   verb

   To make happy, exhilarate.

   Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made.

4. 4
   verb

   To enjoy.

   C. 1449–1455, Reginald Peacock, Represser of over-much weeting [blaming] of the Clergie his brother Constans next aftir him rejoiced the same west-parti.

From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire

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