English Explanatory Dictionary

Exsultet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English.

Word forms

Exsultet the Exsultet Exultet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exsultet (“let it [i.e., the angelic host] rejoice”), the first word of the prayer in the Roman Rite.

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