Emily Dickinson Lexicon

victory, n. [AFr and OFr < L.; see victor, n.] (webplay: arms, battle, competition, day, defeats, die, differs, difficulties, enemy, followed, gains, God, grace, honorable, inferior, love, master, nations, prove, say, shameful, speak, strive, superior, supposes, triumphantly, vanquish, world).

1. Conquest; triumph; subjugation; ability to overpower.
2. Winning of a battle; triumph over an enemy; [fig.] new life; symbol of eternal renewal; (see Isaiah 25:8).
3. Honor; glory; renown; [fig.] eternal fame; everlasting reward.