triumphant

What it means

1. Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.

   church triumphant

   1 more example

   Strachan emerged triumphant from the battle of former Celtic managers at the venue where they both enjoyed some of the highest points of their coaching careers.

   2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman

2. Rejoicing in victory or success; displaying triumph; exultant.

   triumphant orchestral music

3. uncommonCelebrating victory; triumphal.

In a sentence

church triumphant

Where it comes from

1. Latintriumphāns
2. Englishtriumphant

From Old French, from Latin triumphāns, present participle of triumphō (“to triumph; to exult, rejoice”). By surface analysis, triumph + -ant (adjectival suffix).