reject ment (rejektment)

[ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia reject ment of throwing away, The rejectors of it [revelation), therefore, would do well to consider the grounds on which they stand. War burton , Works, IX. xiii. rejoice (rē-jois′), v.; pret. and pp. rejoiced, ppr. rejoicing. [ Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father. Prov. xxix. 3. I love to rejoice their poor hearts at this season [Christmas), and to see the whole village merry in my great hall. Add is on, Spectator, No. 269. 21. To enjoy; have the fruition of. To do so that here sone after mi de ece, Mizte reioische that reaume as rizt eir bi kinde. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 4102. For lenger that ye keep it thus in veyne, The le e ye gette, as of your hertis reste, And to reioise it shal ye neuere atteyne. Political Poems , etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 66. 3t. To feel joy on account of. IMG:content-1902.png:[blocks in formation] When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice . Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth. He rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. To rejoice in the boy's correction. Eccl. xi. 9. Mat. xviii. 13. Shak., T. G. of V., iii. 1. 394. May they rejoice , no wanderer lost, A family in Heaven! Burns , Verses Left at a Friend's House. rejoiceł (rē-jois'), n. [ rejoice , v .] The act of rejoicing. [Rare.] There will be signal examples of God's mercy, and the angels must not want their charitable rejoices for the conversion of lost sinners. Sir T. Browne , Christian Morals, ii. 6. rejoicementt (rē-jois'ment), n. [ rejoice + -ment .] Rejoicing. It is the most decent and comely demeanour of all ex ultations and reioycements of the hart, which is no le e naturall to man then to be wise or well learned or sober. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 244. rejoicer (rē-joi ́sér), n. 1. One who causes to rejoice: as, a rejoicer of the comfortle and widow. Pope.-2. One who rejoices.