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Triumphant definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIUMPH'ANT, a. [L. triumphans.] Celebrating victory; as a triumphant chariot.
1. Rejoicing as for victory.
Successful beyond hope to lead you forth
Triumphant out of this infernal pit.
2. Victorious; graced with conquest.
So shall it be in the church triumphant.
Athena, war's triumphant maid--
3. Celebrating victory; expressing joy for success; as a triumphant song.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
2: experiencing triumph [syn: triumphant, victorious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. victorious, conquering <triumphant armies> 2. archaic of or relating to a triumph 3. rejoicing for or celebrating victory <a triumphant shout> 4. notably successful <a triumphant performance> • triumphantly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 victorious or successful. 2 exultant. Derivatives: triumphantly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF triumphant or L triumphare (as TRIUMPH)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is triumphant has gained a victory or succeeded in something and feels very happy about it. The captain's voice was triumphant... This trip was not like his first triumphant return home in 1990. ADJ • triumphantly They marched triumphantly into the capital. ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Triumphing, rejoicing for victory, exultant, elated, jubilant. 2. Exultant, jubilant, exulting. 3. Victorious, successful, crowned with success, graced with conquest.

Moby Thesaurus

ascendant, assured of success, cock-a-hoop, coming, conquering, crowing, crowned with success, defeating, dominant, elate, elated, exultant, exulting, flushed, flushed with success, fortunate, gloating, in ascendancy, in high feather, in the ascendant, jubilant, made, on the up-and-up, on top, out in front, overcoming, prevailing, prosperous, rejoicing, succeeding, successful, surefire, triumphal, undefeated, vanquishing, victorious, winning