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Definition of Gladness

1. Noun. Experiencing joy and pleasure.

Definition of Gladness

1. n. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.

Definition of Gladness

1. Noun. The state of being glad; joy. ¹

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Definition of Gladness

1. the state of being glad [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Gladness

1. State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness. "They . . . Did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart." (Acts II. 46) Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses great joy. "The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day." (Esther viii. 17) Origin: AS. Glaednes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Gladness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"2J. on that day with great gladness. :27. to go again to Jerusalem with joy ... Job 20: Ps. 4 16 21 17. the Jews had joy and gladness, — make them days of ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"NO TREASURE AVAILS WITHOUT gladness BE MERRY, man, and tak not sair in mind The wavering of ... Tak thou example, and spend with merriness; Without gladness ..."

3. Arcana Cœlestia: The Heavenly Arcana Contained in the Holy Scriptures Or by Emanuel Swedenborg (1874)
""And I would have sent thee in gladness and in songs"—that this signifies a ... That it is a state as to truths, is signified by sending in gladness h>ad in ..."

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