ovation

 
Pronunciation: /ə(ʊ)ˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause: the performance received a thundering ovation
  • 2 Roman History a processional entrance into Rome by a victorious commander, of lesser honour than a triumph.

Origin:

early 16th century (in ovation (sense 2)): from Latin ovatio(n-), from ovare 'exult'. The word had the sense 'exultation' from the mid 17th to early 19th century