The young people received the charge of the sheep and goats with as much exultation as if they had acquired some powerful sovereignty, and felt more affection for their animals than shepherds usually feel.
Source: tatoeba (6212378)
Exultation
//ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən//
Synonyms for "exultation" (15 found)
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24 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀγαλλίασις noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ликуване noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Catalan
1 entries- exultació noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 大喜 noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- 歡騰 /欢腾 noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Finnish
1 entries- voitonriemu noun (lively joy at success or victory)
French
1 entries- exultation noun (lively joy at success or victory)
German
1 entries- Jubel noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Greek
1 entries- αγαλλίαση noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Irish
1 entries- mórtas noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Japanese
2 entries- 快哉 noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- 狂喜 noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Latin
1 entries- exsultātiō noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Māori
2 entries- manahau noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- whāwhāpū noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Polish
2 entries- radość noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- uniesienie noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Portuguese
1 entries- exultação noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Russian
3 entries- восто́рг noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- ликова́ние noun (lively joy at success or victory)
- торжество́ noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Spanish
1 entries- exultación noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Telugu
1 entries- మురిపము noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Turkish
1 entries- sevinç noun (lively joy at success or victory)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The little man's eyes sparkled as he spoke, and he was evidently in a state of suppressed exultation at having scored a point against his colleague.
Source: tatoeba (6305995)
He began an exultation to what he perceived as God.
Source: tatoeba (11307476)
It was like an explosion, an exultation of human voice unchained, ebullient with the love of life, savage in its good-humor.
Source: tatoeba (11847689)
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