Triumph

[Tri·umph]

A triumph is a well earned victory. It'll make you pump your fist and yell "Hurrah!"

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A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

Noun
a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army''s victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

Noun
the exultation of victory

Verb
to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"

Verb
dwell on with satisfaction

Verb
prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"

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Verb
be ecstatic with joy

n.
A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

n.
Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.

n.
A state of joy or exultation for success.

n.
Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge.

n.
A trump card; also, an old game at cards.

n.
To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.

n.
To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.

n.
To be prosperous; to flourish.

n.
To play a trump card.

v. t.
To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.

Triumph

Tri"umph , n. [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. a procession in honor of Bacchus: cf. F. triomphe. Cf. Trump at cards.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy. &hand; The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and a branch of laurel in the other, riding in a circular chariot, of a peculiar form, drawn by four horses. He was preceded by the senate and magistrates, musicians, the spoils, the captives in fetters, etc., and followed by his army on foot in marching order. The procession advanced in this manner to the Capitoline Hill, where sacrifices were offered, and victorious commander entertained with a public feast. 2. Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant. [Obs.]
Our daughter, In honor of whose birth these triumphs are, Sits here, like beauty's child.
3. A state of joy or exultation for success.
Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.
Hercules from Spain Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain.
4. Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge. 5. A trump card; also, an old game at cards. [Obs.]

Triumph

Tri"umph, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Triumphed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Triumphing.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.] 1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
How long shall the wicked triumph?
Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you That triumph thus upon my misery!
2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time.
On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
3. To be prosperous; to flourish.
Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales.
4. To play a trump card. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Triumph

Tri"umph, v. t. To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph. [Obs.]
Two and thirty legions that awe All nations of the triumphed word.

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.

To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.

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Usage Examples

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.

America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation.

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.

God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended that the saloons should walk rough-shod over Christianity.

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

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Other Usage Examples

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph.

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated.

A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.