Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         His bosom swelled with exultation.       --Prescott.

Source : WordNet®

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