rejoice

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

verb

[no object]
  • feel or show great joy or delight: we spent the evening rejoicing at our victory he rejoiced in her spontaneity
  • (rejoice in) British used ironically to draw attention to a strange characteristic, especially a name: the guard rejoiced in the name of Blossom
  • [with object] archaic cause joy to: I love to rejoice their poor Hearts at this season

Derivatives

rejoicer

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'cause joy to'): from Old French rejoiss-, lengthened stem of rejoir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + joir 'experience joy'