Middle English Dictionary Entry
exultāciōn n.
Entry Info
| Forms | exultāciōn n. |
| Etymology | L exsultātiōn-em. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Rejoicing, delight; (b) Poet. the cause of rejoicing.
Associated quotations
a
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)38 : Cryst..toke Exultacionne..of Payens conuersionne.
- a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)59/25 : Hov gret glory shuld be to þe, hov gret exultacion to all þe seintes of heven.
- a1500 Craft Dying (Rwl C.894)419 : A voyce of exultacion & knowlechyng of þi mercy.
b
- a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)70/8 : Thou art my glory, & þe exultacion of myn herte.
2.
Confused with exaltāciǒun n.(1): (a) raising to a high point, as in victory, = exaltacioun, sense 2.; (b) exultacion of the cros, exaltation of the cross, = exaltacioun, sense 4.
Associated quotations
a
- c1483(?a1450) OT in Caxton Gold.Leg.(Caxton)f.59ra : Moyses thenne edefied an aultre vnto our Lord & callyd there .. 'the Lord is myn exultacion [Vulg.Exod.17.15: Dominus exaltatio mea],' sayeng .. 'this is the hand only of God.'
b
- a1400 Sarum Calendar (Bod 85)204 : Exultacion [Dc: Reisyng] of the crois.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)250/3 : Þys day ys callet þe exultacyon of þe crosse, for aftyr þat Saynt Elyn hade fonde þe crosse yn þe tempull of Ierusalem, cryston duden hit gret honowre and worschyppe.