Etymology

Exsultet

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Today it means: A long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English. Full definition →

Latin exsultet
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromexsultet“let it [i.e., the angelic host] rejoice”
  2. English todayExsultet

Borrowed from Latin exsultet (“let it [i.e., the angelic host] rejoice”), the first word of the prayer in the Roman Rite.

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