rejoice C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #11482 Meanings 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 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 verb To make happy, exhilarate. Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to be very happy, be... blithendelightrapture 3 verb · to make happy, exhilarate. beatifybegladdenblissenbrightcheercheer upcherishcontent Word family Forms rejoicedrejoicing Derived forms rejoicefulrejoicelessrejoicementrejoicerrejoicinglyunrejoicedunrejoicing Etymology From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rejoice **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 11482 ## Meanings 1. To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. 2. To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually. 3. To make happy, exhilarate. 4. To enjoy. ## Examples - 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. - 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. - Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. - 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. ## Derived Forms - rejoiceful - rejoiceless - rejoicement - rejoicer - rejoicingly - unrejoiced - unrejoicing ## Etymology From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown