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jubilate¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪleɪt/

Where it comes from

Either a back-formation from jubilation, or borrowed from Latin iūbilātus, perfect passive participle of iubilō (“to shout for joy”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

verb jubilates · jubilating · jubilated

  1. To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

jubilate²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin jūbilāte (“rejoice!, shout ye!”), second-person plural present active imperative of jūbilō, the first word of the psalm in Latin.

noun jubilates

  1. uncountable the hundredth psalm (ninety-ninth in the Vulgate); the music to which it is set.
  2. broadly, countable A call to rejoice, outburst of joyous triumph. They […] would ſpeedily be with us in a joint jubilate on the banks of the Avon.

Jubilate³

Where it comes from

So called because the church service began on that day with the 66th Psalm, "Jubilate Deo".

proper noun

  1. The third Sunday after Easter.

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verb To show elation or triumph

Deutschjubeln
العربيةهَزَجَ hazaja

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@misc{jubilate_2026,
  title = {jubilate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jubilate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}