Definition of: triumph

(trī′əmf) v.i.
1. To win a victory; be victorious.
2. To be successful.
3. To rejoice over a victory; exult.
4. To celebrate a triumph, as a victorious Roman general.
—v.t.
5. Obs. To conquer. See synonyms under REJOICE.
—noun
1. In Roman antiquity, the religious pageant of the entry of a victorious consul, dictator, or pretor into Rome: given only for a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
2. Exultation over victory.
3. The condition of being victorious; victory.
4. Obs. A trump card.
5. Obs. Any public spectacular display, procession, or pageant. See synonyms under HAPPINESS, VICTORY. [<OF triumpher <L triumphare <triumphus a triumph <Gk. thriambos a processional hymn to Dionysus]
—tri′umph·er noun