exultation

Noun

exultation (countable and uncountable, plural exultations)

1. The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
   • Strange that this idea carried with it something of exultation! so much does the pride of man rejoice in aught that marks him from his fellows, and little does it seem to matter whether that mark be for good or for evil.1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Talisman, pages 65–66
   • You will experience the fun of life — the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and the exultation of your own spirit.1994, Deepak Chopra, “The Law of Detachment”, in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, New World Library, →ISBN, page 87

   Synonyms:

   triumph, jubilation

2. (collective, countable) Synonym of exaltation (“A flock of doves, larks or skylarks”)
   • An exultation of larks rose from the fen itself.1983, Robert Nye, Three Tales: Beowulf, Taliesin, Wishing Gold, Hamilton, page 42
   • Oh, look, our mam, there's a wisp of snipe and an exultation of skylarks flying over that clouder of cats!2001, Gervase Phinn, Over Hill and Dale, Penguin Books Limited

   Synonyms:

   exaltation