jubilate
1 Americanverb (used without object)
-
to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
-
to celebrate a jubilee or joyful occasion.
noun
-
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.
-
a musical setting of this psalm.
noun
-
RC Church Church of England the 100th psalm used as a canticle in the liturgy
-
a musical setting of this psalm
verb
-
to have or express great joy; rejoice
-
to celebrate a jubilee
Other Word Forms
- jubilatory adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“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 • Jul. 17, 2024
A jubilate written in celebration of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 offered a glimpse of the composer at the beginning of his career in London.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2014
I cheered as Kekeli’s side won, trying to rein in my delight as I watched her jubilate.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Or do they send men around for trade statistics who jubilate in the issue of Jan. one because we sold five thousand more barrels of flour this year than last?
From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake
"They are waiting for the heavenly dawn," whispered the Interpreter to himself; "and, when that comes, the bells and the organs will utter a jubilate repeated by the echoes of Paradise."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
