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Jubilation

World Religion
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A feeling of great happiness and triumph; an expression of joyful celebration, often in a religious context.

Detailed Definition
Jubilation is the emotional state of ecstatic joy that arises from salvation, liberation, or communion with the divine. It is the mood of festival, victory, and grace received. In poetry, jubilation is expressed through exultant language, rhythmic vitality, and images of dancing, singing, and feasting. It is the opposite of lamentation and represents the soul's uncontainable response to the goodness and faithfulness of God, a foretaste of the bliss of heaven.
Example
Example in poetry:
In psalms, Jubilation praises God: “Clap your hands—all peoples, shout to God with cries of Jubilation”; In gospel poetry, Jubilation is Spirit joy: “Feet stomp, hands raise—Jubilation shakes the rafters”; In liberation verse, Jubilation follows justice: “Chains broken—Jubilation dances in the street”; Poets use Jubilation as resilience: “After the storm, Jubilation—sunlight on wet leaves.”
Additional Notes
Jubilation erupts in psalms (“make a joyful noise”), Sufi sama, or gospel music; it is communal, embodied praise; in poetry, jubilation breaks formal constraints—using exclamation, rhythm, and repetition to convey uncontainable joy as a form of resistance to despair and a witness to grace.
Also Known As
Exultation Joy Elation spree
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