The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exultation \Ex`ul*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. exsultatio: cf. F.
   exultation.]
   The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at
   any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.
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         His bosom swelled with exultation.       --Prescott.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exultation
    n 1: a feeling of extreme joy [syn: exultation, jubilance,
         jubilancy, jubilation]
    2: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn:
       exultation, rejoicing, jubilation]