triumph Definition

triumph
noun

1. A great or notable victory, success, achievement, etc.

Thesaurus: victory, conquest, success, accomplishment, conquest, win, feat, tour de force, ascendancy, coup; Antonym: defeat.
2. The joy or feeling of elation that is felt after winning a great victory, etc.
3. Roman hist.
The procession that would accompany a general on his return to Rome after a great victory over a foreign enemy.

verb, intr triumphed, triumphing

1. To win a victory or be successful; to prevail.

Thesaurus: prevail, vanquish, defeat, overcome, succeed, best, dominate; Antonym: succumb.
Form: triumph over (usually)
2. Roman hist.
To celebrate a triumph.
3. To rejoice in a feeling of triumph over someone; to exult.

Thesaurus: revel, celebrate, rejoice.

Derivative: triumphal
adj

Derivative: triumpher
noun

Derivative: triumphing
adj, noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin triumphus.