jubilate

¹

[ joo-buh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, ju·bi·lat·ed, ju·bi·lat·ing.

1. to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
2. to celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.

Jubilate

²

[ joo-buh-ley-tee; yoo-buh-lah-tey, -tee, joo- ]

noun

1. Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
2. a musical setting of this psalm.

jubilate

¹

/ ˈdʒuːbɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. to have or express great joy; rejoice
2. to celebrate a jubilee

Jubilate

²

/ ˌdʒuːbɪˈlɑːtɪ /

noun

1. RC Church Church of England the 100th psalm used as a canticle in the liturgy
2. a musical setting of this psalm

Other Words From

• ju·bi·la·to·ry [joo, -b, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilate¹

1595–1605; < Latin jūbilātus (past participle of jūbilāre to shout for joy), equivalent to jūbil- shout + -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of jubilate²

First recorded in 1700–10, Jubilate is from the Latin word jūbilāte shout ye for joy

Word History and Origins

Origin of jubilate¹

C17: from Latin jūbilāre to raise a shout of joy; see jubilant

Origin of jubilate²

from the opening word ( Jubilate make a joyful noise) of the Vulgate version

Example Sentences

“You do not know how excited we are. Our teachers will jubilate and dance,” he is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying.

From BBC

Now, he said, the elite "jubilates" whenever the year 2045 is mentioned, since that is the projected date by which the U.S. is predicted to become a majority-minority nation.

From Salon

If the Yankees were in no mood to watch the Red Sox jubilate, a glance at the scoreboard didn’t help matters.

From New York Times

She will be the soloist in the Met Orchestra’s concert at Carnegie Hall on June 5, singing Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate” and the solo in the finale of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.

From New York Times

The rebels will try to consolidate power in the capital, where tens of thousands of their supporters jubilated after Mr Saleh’s death.

From Economist