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Definition of exultation :
The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.
Synonyms:
happiness, triumph, jubilancy, jubilance, exultance, happy, exultancy
celebration (part of speech: noun)
glee, celebration, ceremony, acclamation, commemoration, inauguration, feast, observance, elation, festivity, merry-making, holiday, jubilee, joy, ovation, commencement, salute, memorialization, ritual, praise, honor, revelry, jubilation, remembrance, convocation, rejoicing, glorification, carousal, spree, proclamation
Usage examples:
- Oh, how your exultation hurt me then! - "The Magic Skin", Honore de Balzac.
- They could find no fault with the answer; yet something in the boy's tone, some dreadful suppressed exultation made them feel that they ought to find severe fault with the answer. - "The Altar Steps", Compton MacKenzie.
- A great and glorious exultation thrilled every fibre of her being. - "The Tangled Skein", Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy.