Definition for Triumph (-s)

triumph (-s), n. [OFr triumphe.] (webplay: coronation, heads, procession, victory, laurel, vanquish).

  1. Music for a ceremony performed in honor of a hero, originally crowned with laurel in ancient Rome; [fig.] chorus that accompanies the entrance of a mortal into heaven.
  2. Elation; rapture.
  3. Victory; conquest.
  4. Joy; exultation for success.
  5. Celebration; pomp.

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