Tri"umph , v. t. To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph. [Obs.]
Two and thirty legions that awe
All nations of the triumphed word.
Massinger.
Tri"umph , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Triumphed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Triumphing.]
[L.
triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.] 1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
How long shall the wicked triumph?
Ps. xciv. 3.
Sorrow on thee and all
the pack of
you
That triumph thus upon my misery!
Shak.
2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time.
Milton. On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
Macaulay.
3. To be prosperous; to flourish.
Where commerce
triumphed on the favoring gales.
Trumbull.
4. To play a trump
card. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.
Tri"umph (?), n. [L. triumphus, OL.
triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr.
&?; a procession in honor of Bacchus: cf. F. triomphe.
Cf. Trump at cards.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial
performed in honor of a general
who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
&fist; The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath
of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and
a branch of
laurel in the other, riding in a circular chariot, of a peculiar
form, drawn by four horses. He was preceded by the senate
and magistrates, musicians, the
spoils, the captives in fetters,
etc., and followed by his army on foot in marching order. The procession advanced in this manner to the Capitoline Hill, where sacrifices were offered, and victorious commander
entertained with a public feast.
2. Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant. [Obs.]
Our daughter,
In honor of whose birth these triumphs are,
Sits here, like beauty's child.
Shak.
3. A state of joy
or exultation for success.
Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.
Milton. Hercules from Spain
Arrived in triumph, from Geryon
slain.
Dryden. 4. Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge.
5. A trump card; also, an old game at cards. [Obs.]
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