noun 1.a feeling of or the
expression of joy or exultation:
Their jubilation subsided when they lost the second game. 2.a joyful or festive celebration.
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English jubilacioun (<
Anglo-French) <
Latin jūbilātiōn- (stem of
jūbilātiō) a shouting for joy, equivalent to
jūbilāt- (see
jubilate) +
-iōn- -ion