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2. That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey. [Obs. & R.] B. Jonson.
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3. (Mach.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of .
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Coloq. Journal box , or Coloq. Journal bearing (Mach.) the carrier of a journal; the box in which the journal of a shaft, axle, or pin turns.
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journalese n. the linguistic style in which newspapers are written.
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Journalism (?), n. [Cf. F. journalisme.]
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1. The keeping of a journal or diary. [Obs.]
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2. The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals, newspapers, magazines, broadcasting media such as radio or television, or other news media such as distribution over the internet; as, political journalism; broadcast journalism; print journalism.
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Journalism is now truly an estate of the realm. Ed. Rev.
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3. The branch of knowledge that studies phenomena associated with news collection, distribution, and editing; a course of study, especially in institutions of higher learning, that teaches students how to write, edit, or report news.
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Journalist, n. [Cf. F. journaliste.] 1. One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist. [Obs.] Mickle.
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2. One whose occupation is to write for any of the public news media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or internet; also, an editorial or other professional writer for a periodical.
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Journalistic (?), a. Pertaining to journals, journalism, or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as, journalistic literature or enterprise.
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Journalize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Journalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Journalizing (?).] To enter or record in a journal or diary. Johnson.
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Journalize, v. i. to conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the profession of a journalist.
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Journey (?), n.; pl. Journeys (#). [OE. jornee, journee, prop., a day's journey, OF. jornée, jurnée, a day, a day's work of journey, F. journée, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor a day, F. jour, fr. L. diurnus. See .]
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1. The travel or work of a day. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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We have yet large day, for scarce the sun
Hath finished half his journey. Milton.
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2. Travel or passage from one place to another, especially one covering a large distance or taking a long time.
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The good man . . . is gone a long journey. Prov. vii. 19.
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3. Hence: [figurative], A passage through life, or a passage through any significant experience, or from one state to another.
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We must all have the same journey's end. Bp. Stillingfleet.

4. The distance that is traveled in a journey{2}, or the time taken to complete a journey{2}; as, it's a two-day journey from the oasis into Cairo by camel; from Mecca to Samarkand is quite a journey.
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Syn. -- Tour; excursion; trip; expedition; pilgrimage; jaunt. -- , , , . The word journey suggests the idea of a somewhat prolonged traveling for a specific object, leading a person to pass directly from one point to another. In a tour, we take a roundabout course from place to place, more commonly for pleasure, though sometimes on business. An excursion is usually a brief tour or trip for pleasure, health, etc. In a pilgrimage we travel to a place hallowed by our religions affections, or by some train of sacred or tender associations. A journey on important business; the tour of Europe; an excursion to the lakes; a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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Journey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Journeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Journeying.] To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.
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Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. Gen. xii. 9.
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Journey, v. t. To traverse; to travel over or through. [R.] “I journeyed many a land.” Sir W. Scott.
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Journey-bated (?), a. Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] Shak.
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Journeyer (?), n. One who journeys.
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journeying n. the act or process of traveling from one place to another.
Syn. -- journey.
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Journeyman (?), n.; pl. Journeymen (�). 1. Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly, one who has finished an apprenticeship and is a competent worker in a handicraft or trade, but has not received recognition as a master; -- distinguished from apprentice and from master workman.
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I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well. Shak.
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2. Hence: A competent and experienced worker who performs adequately but without a high level of expertise or imagination.
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Journeywork (?), n. 1. Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.
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2. Hence: Routine or relatively unskilled work performed under direction of a supervisor.
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Joust (joust or jŭst; 277), v. i. [OE. justen, jousten, OF. jouster, jouster, joster, F. jouter, fr. L. juxta near to, nigh, from the root of jungere to join. See , and cf. .] 1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt. [Written also just.]
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For the whole army to joust and tourney. Holland.
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2. Hence: To engage in a competition involving one-to-one struggle with an opponent.
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Joust, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F. joute. See , v. i.] 1. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.]
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Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. Milton.
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2. Hence: Any competition involving one-to-one struggle with an opponent.
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jouster, n. One who jousts or tilts.
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Jove (?), prop. n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See , and cf. .]
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1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.
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2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] Pope.
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3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.
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Coloq. Bird of Jove , the eagle.
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jovial (?), a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove. The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it joyful or jovial. See .]
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1. [capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter. [Obs.]
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Our jovial star reigned at his birth. Shak.
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The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets. Sir T. Browne.
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2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] “The heavens always joviall.” Spenser.
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3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious; characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a jovial company; a jovial poem.
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Be bright and jovial among your guests. Shak.
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His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral; the rest are jovial or bacchanalian. Dryden.
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☞ This word is a relic of the belief in planetary influence. Other examples are saturnine, mercurial, martial, lunatic, etc.

Syn. -- Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly; hilarious.
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Jovialist (?), n. One who lives a jovial life. Bp. Hall.
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Joviality (?), n. [Cf. F. jovialité.] The quality or state of being jovial. Sir T. Herbert.
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Jovially (?), adv. In a jovial manner; merrily; gayly. B. Jonson.
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Jovialness, n. Noisy mirth; joviality. Hewyt.
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Jovialty (?), n. Joviality. [R.] Barrow.
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Jovian (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).
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Jovicentric (?), a. [See , and .] (Astron.) Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from Jupiter. [R.] J. R. Hind.
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Jovinianist (?), n. (Script. Hist.) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary, and opposed the asceticism of his time.
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Jowl (joul or jōl), n. [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. .] The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.]
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Coloq. Cheek by jowl , with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. “I will go with thee cheek by jole.” Shak. “ Sits cheek by jowl.” Dryden.
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Jowl, v. t. To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
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How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.
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Jowler (?), n. (Zoöl.) A dog with large jowls, as the beagle.
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Jowter (?), n. A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also jouster. [Obs.] Carew.
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Joy (joi), n. [OE. joye, OF. joye, joie, goie, F. joie, L. gaudia, pl. of gaudium joy, fr. gaudere to rejoice, to be glad; cf. Gr. gaiein to rejoice, gay^ros proud. Cf. , .]
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1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.
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Her heavenly form beheld, all wished her joy. Dryden.
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Glides the smooth current of domestic joy. Johnson.
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Who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame. Heb. xii. 2.
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Tears of true joy for his return. Shak.
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Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present or assured approaching possession of a good. Locke.
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2. That which causes joy or happiness.
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For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thess. ii. 20.
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Keats.
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3. The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity.
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Such joy made Una, when her knight she found. Spenser.
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The roofs with joy resound. Dryden.
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☞ Joy is used in composition, esp. with participles, to from many self-explaining compounds; as, joy-bells, joy-bringing, joy-inspiring, joy-resounding, etc.

Syn. -- Gladness; pleasure; delight; happiness; exultation; transport; felicity; ecstasy; rapture; bliss; gayety; mirth; merriment; festivity; hilarity.
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Joy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Joyed (joid); p. pr. & vb. n. Joying.] [OF. joir, F. jouir. See , n.] To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.
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I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab. iii. 18.
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In whose sight all things joy. Milton.
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Joy, v. t. 1. To give joy to; to congratulate. [Obs.] “Joy us of our conquest.” Dryden.
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To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe. Prior.
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2. To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. [Obs.]
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Neither pleasure's art can joy my spirits. Shak.
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3. To enjoy. [Obs.] See .
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Who might have lived and joyed immortal bliss. Milton.
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Joyance (?), n. [OF. joiance.] Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. Spenser.
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Some days of joyance are decreed to all. Byron.
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From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? Trench.
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Joyancy (?), n. Joyance. [R.] Carlyle.
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Joyful (?), a. Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful heart. “Joyful tidings.” Shak.
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My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is. lxi. 10.
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Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. Pope.

-- Joyfully, adv. -- Joyfulness, n.
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joyfulness n. the emotion of great happiness.
Syn. -- joy, joyousness.
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Joyless, a. Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. -- Joylessly, adv. -- Joylessness, n.
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With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. Dryden.
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Youth and health and war are joyless to him. Addison.
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[He] pining for the lass,
Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass. Dryden.
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Joyous (?), a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See .] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.
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Is this your joyous city? Is. xxiii. 7.
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They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. Spenser.
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And joyous of our conquest early won. Dryden.

Syn. -- Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful.

-- Joyously, adv. -- Joyousness, n.
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Joysome (�), a. Causing joyfulness. [R.]
Syn. -- gladsome, delightful.
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This all joysome grove. T. Browne.
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JPEG n. [Acronym from Joint Picture Experts Group.] (Computers) A standardized format for storing graphic data in binary computer files, allowing over 16 million different colors. It allows for lossy compression, i. e. the compression of data into a form which re-expands into an image close, but not identical to the original image. Files stored in this format usually carry the extension jpg or jpeg. Compare .
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Jub (?), n. [Perh. corrupted fr. jug.] A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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juba (?), n.; pl. jubæ (-bē). [L., a mane.] 1. (Zoöl.) The mane of an animal.
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2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.
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juba (?), n. A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by slapping the thighs.
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Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call
Danced the juba in their gambling-hall. Vachel Lindsay (The Congo).
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Jubate (?), a. [L. jubatus having a mane.] (Zoöl.) Fringed with long, pendent hair.
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{ Jubbah (?), n. Also Jubbeh, Joobbeh (?) }. [Hind. jubba, fr. Ar. jubbah.] A long outer garment worn by both sexes of Mohammedans of the better class.
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Jubé (?), n. [F.] (Arch.) (a) A chancel screen or rood screen. (b) The gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read. See Rood loft, under .
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jubilance n. a feeling of extreme joy; jubilation.
Syn. -- exultation, jubilancy, jubilation.
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jubilancy n. a feeling of extreme joy; jubilance; jubilation.
Syn. -- exultation, jubilance, jubilation.
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Jubilant (?), a. [L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubilant. See .] Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting. “The jubilant age.” Coleridge.
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While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. Milton.
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Jubilantly, adv. In a jubilant manner.
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Jubilar (?), a. [Cf. F. jubilaire.] Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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Jubilate (?), n. [L., imperat. of jubilare to shout for joy.]
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1. The third Sunday after Easter; -- so called because the introit is the 66th Psalm, which, in the Latin version, begins with the words, “Jubilate Deo.”
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2. A name of the 100th Psalm; -- so called from its opening word in the Latin version.
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Jubilate (?), v. i. [L. jubilatus, p. p. of jubilare.] To exult; to rejoice. [R.] De Quincey.
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Jubilation (?), n. [L. jubilatio: cf. F. jubilation.] A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation. “Jubilations and hallelujahs.” South.
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Jubilee (?), n. [F. jubilé, L. jubilaeus, Gr. �, fr. Heb. yōbel the blast of a trumpet, also the grand sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of trumpet.]
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1. (Jewish Hist.) Every fiftieth year, being the year following the completion of each seventh sabbath of years, at which time all the slaves of Hebrew blood were liberated, and all lands which had been alienated during the whole period reverted to their former owners. [In this sense spelled also, in some English Bibles, jubile.] Lev. xxv. 8-17.
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2. The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions.
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3. (R. C. Ch.) A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and extraordinary indulgence granted by the sovereign pontiff to the universal church. One invariable condition of granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and receiving of the eucharist.
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4. A season of general joy.
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The town was all a jubilee of feasts. Dryden.
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5. A state of joy or exultation. [R.] “In the jubilee of his spirits.” Sir W. Scott.
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Jucundity (?), n. [L. jucunditas, from jucundus.] Pleasantness; agreeableness. See . [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Judahite (?), n. One of the tribe of Judah; a member of the kingdom of Judah; a Jew. Kitto.

{ Judaic (?), Judaical (?), } a. [L. Judaïcus, fr. Judaea, the country Judea: cf. F. Judaïque. See .] Of or pertaining to the Jews. “The natural or Judaical [religion].” South.
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Judaically, adv. After the Jewish manner. Milton.
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Judaism (?), prop. n. [L. Judaïsmus: cf. F. judaïsme.] 1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined in the laws of Moses, and for many adherents, in the Talmud. J. S. Mill.
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2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the practise of Judaism{1}.
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3. The adherents of Judaism{1} collectively; jewry.
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Judaist, n. One who believes and practices Judaism.
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Judaistic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Judaism.
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Judaization (?), n. The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual. [R.]
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Judaize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Judaized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Judaizing (?).] [Cf. F. judaïser.] To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism.
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They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances.
They were Judaizing doctors, who taught the observation of the Mosaic law. Bp. Bull.
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Judaize, v. t. To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism.
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The heretical Theodotion, the Judaized Symmachus. Milton.
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Judaizer (?), n. One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism; specifically, pl. (Ch. Hist.), those Jews who accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshiped in the temple at Jerusalem.
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Judaizers (jūd�īzẽrz), n. pl. See .
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Judas (?), n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying.
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Coloq. Judas hole , a peephole or secret opening for spying. -- Coloq. Judas kiss , (a) a deceitful and treacherous kiss. (b) an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient. -- Coloq. Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (Cercis Siliquastrum). Cercis Canadensis and Cercis occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
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Judas-colored (?), a. Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.
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There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard. Dryden.
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Juddock (jŭddŏk), n. [For judcock; jud (equiv. to Prov. E. gid a jacksnipe, W. giach snipe) + cock.] (Zoöl.) See .
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