jubilation

What it means

1. countableuncountableA triumphant shouting of great happiness; rejoicing, especially as celebratory outbursts; a feeling of joyous exultation.

   The jubilation she felt when she received the award kept her grinning all week.

   2 more examples

   I knew it had been a victory when I heard the jubilations coming from that neighborhood.

   The final whistle triggered scenes of wild jubilation at Eden Park as a nation celebrated a repeat of the outcome from the very first World Cup final in 1987.

   2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

   Synonyms: jubilance, jubilancy · Antonyms: lamentation

In a sentence

I knew it had been a victory when I heard the jubilations coming from that neighborhood.

Where it comes from

1. Latiniūbilātiō“a shouting for joy”
2. Old Frenchjubilacion
3. Englishjubilation

From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).