Dictionary Definition
triumph
Noun
1 a successful ending of a struggle or contest;
"the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the
agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: victory] [ant: defeat]
2 the exultation of victory
Verb
1 prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though
it was a hard fight" [syn: prevail]
User Contributed Dictionary
see Triumph
English
Pronunciation
- /'traI.@mf/
Etymology
From triumphe.Noun
- A conclusive
success following an
effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- the triumph of knowledge
- A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
- A state of joy or exultation at success.
- A trump card.
- A card game, also called trump.
Translations
conclusive success; victory; conquest
- Finnish: voitto, riemuvoitto
- German: Triumph
- Greek: θρίαμβος
- Japanese: 大勝利, 偉業
- Russian: триумф (triúmf) , победа (pob'éda)
ceremony performed in honour of a victor
- Finnish: voitonjuhla
- Japanese: 凱旋
- Russian: триумф (triúmf)
any triumphal procession; pompous exhibition etc
- Finnish: triumfi, riemusaatto
a state of joy or exultation at success
- Finnish: voitonriemu
- German: Triumph
- Japanese: 意気揚々, 勝ち誇る
trump card
- Finnish: valttikortti
card game
- Finnish: valtti
Verb
- To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
- To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
Translations
to prevail over rivals
- Finnish: voittaa, menestyä
- German: triumphieren
- Japanese: 大勝利を成す, 偉業を成す
to succeed
- Finnish: voittaa, menestyä
- German: triumphieren
- Japanese: 大勝利を成す, 偉業を成す
Extensive Definition
Generically, triumph
is the condition of being victorious.
Triumph may also refer to:
- Roman triumph, a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome
- Trionfo, a form of festivity in Renaissance Italy
Business
- Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd., a British bicycle brand
- Triumph Motor Company, a British automobile manufacturer
- Triumph Motorcycles, a British motorcycle manufacturer
- Triumph (TWN), a now defunct German motorcycle manufacturer
- Triumph International, a worldwide underwear manufacturer
Entertainment
- Triumph (band), a Canadian heavy metal band
- Triumph (The Jacksons album)
- "Triumph" (song), by The Devin Townsend Band
- "Triumph" (Wu-Tang Clan song)
- Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, a character from the television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- "Triumph" (Rome), an episode of the television series Rome
- Triumph (comics), a former Justice League member
- Triumph (novel), 1993 alternate history novel by Ben Bova set at the end of World War II
- Triumph Studios, a computer game development company based in the Netherlands
- Triumph (film), a 1924 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Towns in the United States
Other uses
- Carnival Triumph, a cruise ship
triumph in German: Triumph
triumph in Spanish: Triunfo
triumph in Hebrew: טריומף
triumph in Dutch: Triumph
triumph in Macedonian: Триумф
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplishment, achievement, anniversaries, ascendancy, attainment, be victorious,
bear the palm, beat, beat
all hollow, beat hollow, beat the game, beat the system, best, best seller, big hit, break
the record, brilliant success, carry the day, celebrating, celebration, ceremony, championship, clobber, come through, come up
fighting, come up smiling, commemoration, conquer, conquest, coup, crow, crow over, crowing, defeat, delight, destroy, do in, dominate, dressing ship,
drub, easy victory,
elation, exhilaration, exult, exultation, exulting, fad, fanfare, fanfaronade, festivity, fix, flourish of trumpets, gain, gas, gasser, gloat, gloat over, gloating, glory, grand slam, great success,
happiness, hide, hit, holiday, hoopla, hors de combat, joy, jubilance, jubilate, jubilation, jubilee, killing, knockout, lambaste, landslide, landslide victory,
lather, lick, live through, marking the
occasion, master,
mastery, memorialization,
memory, merriment, meteoric success,
momentary success, moral victory, observance, outclass, outdo, outfight, outgeneral, outmaneuver, outpoint, outrun, outsail, outshine, ovation, overcome, overwhelm, persevere, picnic, prevail, prevail over, prosper, pushover, put, rapture, raucous happiness,
rejoicing, religious
rites, remembrance,
resounding triumph, revel,
reveling, riot, rise above, rite, ritual observance, roaring
success, rout, ruin, runaway victory, salute, salvo, sensation, settle, show of joy, skin, skin alive, smash, smash hit, solemn
observance, solemnization, subdual, subdue, subduing, succeed, success, surmount, take the cake,
testimonial,
testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, thrash, thrive, toast, total victory, tribute, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, vanquish, vanquishing, vanquishment, victory, walkaway, walkover, weather out, weather
the storm, whip, whoopee, win, win out, win through, winning, winning streak,
worst, wow