triumph

See also: Triumph

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/

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Etymology 1

From Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus.

Noun

triumph (countable and uncountable, plural triumphs)

1. A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.

   the triumph of knowledge

2. A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
3. (obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
   • c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […]‎^[1], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon,  […], published 1609, OCLC 78596089, [Act II, scene iii]:

     We are ready, & our daughter heere, / In honour of whoſe Birth, theſe Triumphs are, / Sits heere like Beauties child,

4. A state of joy or exultation at success.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book 7”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: Printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […] [a]nd by Robert Boulter […] [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: The Text Exactly Reproduced from the First Edition of 1667: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:

     Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.

   • (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     Hercules from Spain / Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain.

5. (obsolete) A trump card.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

6. A card game, also called trump.
7. (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
8. A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.

   Scorsese's latest film is a triumph.

   This wedding cake is a triumph.

Translations

conclusive success; victory; conquest

• Albanian: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: տրիումֆ (hy) (triumf), հաղթանակ (hy) (hałtʿanak)
• Catalan: triomf (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凱旋 (zh), 凯旋 (zh) (kǎixuán), 勝利 (zh), 胜利 (zh) (shènglì)

• Danish: triumf c
• Dutch: triomf (nl)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: voitto (fi), riemuvoitto
• French: triomphe (fr) m
• Galician: triunfo m, trunfo m
• Georgian: ტრიუმფი (ṭriumpi)
• German: Triumph (de) m
• Greek: θρίαμβος (el) m (thríamvos)
• Hebrew: נִצָּחוֹן‎ (nitsahon)
• Hungarian: diadal (hu)
• Indonesian: kemenangan (id)
• Italian: trionfo (it) m

• Japanese: 勝利 (ja) (しょうり, shōri), 偉業 (いぎょう, igyō)
• Korean: 승리 (ko) (seungni) (勝利 (ko))
• Latin: triumphus m
• Marathi: विजय (vijay)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: triumf m

  Nynorsk: triumf m

• Persian: پیروزی‎ (fa) (piruzi)
• Polish: triumf (pl) m, tryumf m
• Portuguese: triunfo (pt) m
• Romanian: triumf (ro) n
• Russian: триу́мф (ru) m (triúmf), побе́да (ru) f (pobéda)
• Spanish: triunfo (es) m
• Swedish: triumf (sv) c
• Tagalog: tagumpay (tl)
• Thai: ชัย (th) (chai)
• Turkish: zafer (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

ceremony performed in honour of a victory

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凱旋 (zh), 凯旋 (zh) (kǎixuán)

• Danish: sejrsceremoni c
• Finnish: voitonjuhla, triumfi (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: θρίαμβος m (thríambos)

• Hungarian: diadalmenet (hu)
• Japanese: 凱旋 (ja) (gaisen)
• Portuguese: triunfo (pt) m
• Russian: триу́мф (ru) m (triúmf)

any triumphal procession; pompous exhibition etc

• Danish: triumftog n
• Finnish: triumfi (fi), riemusaatto

• Volapük: levikodagoläd

a state of joy or exultation at success

• Danish: triumf c
• Finnish: voitonriemu
• French: triomphe (fr) m
• German: Triumph (de) m
• Hungarian: örömujjongás (hu)

• Italian: trionfo (it) m
• Japanese: 意気揚々 (ja) (iki yōyō), 勝ち誇り (はちほこり, kachihokori)
• Romanian: triumf (ro) n, victorie (ro) f
• Russian: триу́мф (ru) m (triúmf), торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), ликова́ние (ru) n (likovánije)

trump card — see trump

card game

• Finnish: valtti (fi)

ceremony to celebrate someone’s military achievement

• Finnish: voitonjuhla

• Portuguese: triunfo (pt) m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} نَصْر‎ (ar) m (naṣr)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} triomf (nl)
• French: ^{(please verify)} triomphe (fr) m
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} trionfo (it) m
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 승리 (ko) (seungni)

• Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} триумф m (triumf)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} triunfo (es) m
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} triumf (sv)
• Tamil: ^{(please verify)} வென்றி (ta) (veṉṟi)

Etymology 2

From Latin triumphō.

Verb

triumph (third-person singular simple present triumphs, present participle triumphing, simple past and past participle triumphed)

1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
   • Bible, Psalms 94:3

     How long shall the wicked triumph?

   • c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene iii]:

2. To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
3. To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
   • 1911, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Goldsmith, Oliver”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:

     On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.

   • 2016, David Thomson, Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped (in The Guardian, 3 March 2016)[2]

     No one reckoned in advance that he had anything but a very testing job as host. He had to be tough, brave, witty, engaging – and decent. He triumphed on every count, thanks to sheer ability.

4. To be prosperous; to flourish.
   • (Can we date this quote by Trumbull and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     where commerce triumphed on the favouring gales

5. To play a trump in a card game.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

Translations

to prevail over rivals

• Danish: triumfere, sejre
• Dutch: triomferen (nl)
• Finnish: voittaa (fi), menestyä (fi)
• French: triompher (fr)
• Galician: triunfar
• German: triumphieren (de)
• Greek: θριαμβεύω (el) (thriamvévo)
• Hungarian: diadalmoskodik, győzedelmeskedik (hu)
• Italian: trionfare (it)

• Japanese: 大勝利を成す (daishōri o nasu), 偉業を成す (igyō o nasu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: triumfere

• Phoenician: 𐤍𐤑𐤓‎ (nṣr /naṡar/)
• Portuguese: triunfar
• Quechua: haylliy
• Romanian: triumfa (ro), învinge (ro)
• Spanish: triunfar (es)
• Swedish: triumfera (sv)

to succeed

• Danish: triumfere, sejre
• Finnish: voittaa (fi), menestyä (fi)
• French: triompher (fr)
• Galician: triunfar
• German: triumphieren (de)

• Italian: trionfare (it)
• Japanese: 大勝利を成す (daishōri o nasu), 偉業を成す (igyō o nasu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: triumfere

• Portuguese: triunfar

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} zegevieren (nl)

• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} נצֵּחַ‎ (he) (natséah)

Related terms

• triumphal
• triumphant