What is "triumph"

Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Triumphed; p. pr. & vb. n. Triumphing.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See Triumph, n.]

1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.

   How long shall the wicked triumph?
   --Ps. xciv. 3.

   Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you That triumph thus upon my misery!
   --Shak.

2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.

   Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time.
   --Milton.

   On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
   --Macaulay.

3. To be prosperous; to flourish.

   Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales.
   --Trumbull.

4. To play a trump card. [Obs.]
   --B. Jonson.

Triumph \Tri"umph\, n. [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ? a procession in honor of Bacchus: cf. F. triomphe. Cf. Trump at cards.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.

   Note: The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and a branch of laurel in the other, riding in a circular chariot, of a peculiar form, drawn by four horses. He was preceded by the senate and magistrates, musicians, the spoils, the captives in fetters, etc., and followed by his army on foot in marching order. The procession advanced in this manner to the Capitoline Hill, where sacrifices were offered, and victorious commander entertained with a public feast.

2. Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant. [Obs.]

   Our daughter, In honor of whose birth these triumphs are, Sits here, like beauty's child.
   --Shak.

3. A state of joy or exultation for success.

   Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.
   --Milton.

   Hercules from Spain Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain.
   --Dryden.

4. Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge.

5. A trump card; also, an old game at cards. [Obs.]

Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. t. To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph. [Obs.]

Two and thirty legions that awe All nations of the triumphed word.
--Massinger.

late 14c., "success in battle, conquest," also "spiritual victory" and "a procession celebrating victory in war," from Old French triumphe (12c., Modern French triomphe), from Latin triumphus "an achievement, a success; celebratory procession for a victorious general or admiral," from Old Latin triumpus, probably via Etruscan from Greek thriambos "hymn to Dionysus," a loan-word from a pre-Hellenic language.

mid-15c., from Old French triumpher (13c.), from Latin triumphare, from triumphus (see triumph (n.)). Related: Triumphed; triumphing.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. 2 A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor. 3 (context obsolete English) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant. 4 A state of joy or exultation at success. 5 (context obsolete English) A trump card. 6 A card game, also called trump. 7 (context historical Ancient Rome English) 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. Etymology 2

vb. 1 To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation. 2 To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties. 3 To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy. 4 To be prosperous; to flourish. 5 To play a trump in a card game.

1. n. 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

3. v. prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" [syn: prevail]

4. be ecstatic with joy [syn: wallow, rejoice]

5. dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, crow]

6. to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: exult, rejoice, jubilate]

The Roman triumph ( Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectly from the Roman one.

Triumph may refer to:

Triumph was the debut album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1976. The album was remastered and re-released with a new cover and name in 1995 called In the Beginning (then remastered again in 2005).

"Triumph" is the tenth episode of the first season of the television series Rome.

Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the war over, and proclaims a "triumph", five days of military pomp, feasting, and games honoring his victories. No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene; Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Posca's help; Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile; and Servilia invites a revenge-minded Quintus Pompey into her home, to Brutus' dismay.

"Triumph" is a single released by Wu-Tang Clan, from their 1997 album Wu-Tang Forever. The song does not have a chorus. Instead, it solely consists of verses from the nine living Wu-Tang members, as well as an intro by Ol' Dirty Bastard.

When RZA spoke in an 2005 interview about having the whole clan work together, he mentioned:

Triumph is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

DeMille fell out with Adolph Zukor, one of the heads of Famous Players-Lasky, over the costs of The Ten Commandments. He completed Triumph and Feet of Clay before he departed Paramount to lead his own production company Producers Distributing Corporation(PDC). He returned to Paramount only after the introduction of sound in the early 1930s.

Prints of the film are held at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress.

Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Between the band's 16 albums and DVDs, Triumph has received 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the United States. Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Like their fellow Canadians Rush, Triumph began building their reputation across North America as a live band, peaking in the early to mid-1980s. The band was formed by Toronto music veterans Gil Moore (drums, vocals), Mike Levine (bass, keyboards), and Rik Emmett (guitar, vocals) in 1975.

Triumph is a fictional character, a former superhero in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Justice League America #92 (September 1994), and was created by Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid and Howard Porter, though the character is primarily associated with writer Christopher Priest. He is not to be confused with fellow DC Comics property, the Golden Age hero Captain Triumph.

Priest would reveal years later that Triumph was partially based on Neal Pozner, DC's Director of Creative Services: "His shtick was: Triumph was always right... it was what made him so annoying to his fellow heroes. ... Neal, write this down someplace, was always right. He was. At the end of the day, Neal would be proven right. That fact, more than anything else, annoyed many staffers beyond reason."

Triumph is the sixteenth studio album by The Jacksons, released in 1980 on Epic Records.

It was certified platinum in the U.S. and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200. The Triumph album sold three million copies in its original run. Hit singles from the album were "Lovely One", "Heartbreak Hotel" (which was renamed " This Place Hotel" to avoid confusion with the Elvis Presley song of the same name) and " Can You Feel It".

The Jacksons shared lead vocals and solo spots on some songs, but Michael Jackson, who recently released his multi-platinum selling album, Off the Wall, handles most of the lead vocals. Triumph was the Jacksons' first album to reach number-one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart since Maybe Tomorrow in 1971. The album sold over two million copies worldwide, and the Jacksons did not release another studio LP for four years after Triumph's release. On December 10, 1980, the album was certified Platinum for the sales of over 1 million copies in the United States.

Triumph-Werke Nürnberg AG or TWN, was a German bicycle and motorcycle company. In 1886, Siegfried Bettmann founded the Triumph bicycle factory in Coventry, England, and in 1896 he founded a second bicycle factory in his native Nuremberg, Germany, under the same Triumph name. Both factories branched out into making motorcycles: the Coventry factory in 1902 and the Nuremberg factory in 1903.

In its early decades the Nuremberg factory produced models with the same 499 cc and 545 cc four-stroke engines as its sister plant in Coventry.

Confusion between motorcycles produced by the Coventry and Nuremberg Triumph companies led to the latter's products being renamed "Orial" for certain export markets. However, in the 1920s there was already an Orial motorcycle maker in Lyon, France, so the Nuremberg motorcycles were renamed again as "TWN", standing for Triumph Werke Nürnberg.

After 1913 the English and German factories diverged, with the Nuremberg works making motorcycles with 248 cc and 269 cc two-stroke engines. After the Second World War Triumph made successful models including the 200 cc Cornet split single two-stroke and the split-single 1 cylinder 350 cc Boss. A split single has one "divided" cylinder (with 2 bores) but only one common combustion chamber and spark plug. Triumph/TWN's production of split singles began with the BD250 in 1939 designed by Otto Rieze.

In 1956 Max Grundig took over the Nuremberg company, merged it with his Adler motorcycle and typewriter business and terminated motorcycle production under the Triumph and TWN names.

Triumph is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, starring Lon Chaney and released by Universal Pictures. Only three of the five reels of this film survive.

Triumph is a 1986 Gospel album by Philip Bailey which was released on the Word Records label. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Male Gospel Performance in 1987.

Triumph was a monthly American magazine published by L. Brent Bozell, Jr. from 1966 to 1975. It commented on religious, philosophical, and cultural issues from the traditionalist Catholic perspective.

The Triumph was a Nigerian English language newspaper published by the Triumph Publishing company based in Kano, Kano State. It had Daily, Weekend and Sunday editions.

The Triumph Newspaper was established in June 1980. The company was owned by the Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports and Culture of the Kano State government. In January 2009 Kano State allocated N8.9 million for the company's activities. In February 2000, the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Saminu Turaki threatened to blacklist the Triumph Publishing Company because he alleged that it had published negative reports about Jigawa State, which had once been part of Kano State. In October 2012 the state government closed down the Triumph Publishing Company for being unviable.

Triumph is the thirty-first album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle, released in 2008.

It is the second Circle album (following 2006's Arkades) to be recorded live in session for WFMU, a radio station based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was originally broadcast on 25 September 2007. Again, the host was Brian Turner, and bassist Jussi Lehtisalo's sleevenotes gently pillory the DJ.

The album was originally released as a double LP on Fourth Dimension Records in 2008. It was re-issued on CD soon afterwards, and the CD packaging closely resembles the vinyl edition, recreating the gatefold sleeve and disc inlays. The last track, "Murheenkryyni", also features on the 2007 album Rakennus and with English lyrics under the title "Requiem In D Minor: Suddenly" on the 2008 album Hollywood.