Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - triumph

 I. noun  (plural ~s)  Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old French, from Latin ~us  Date: 14th century  1. a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy — compare ovation 1  2. the joy or exultation of victory or success  3.  a. a victory or conquest by or as if by military force  b. a notable success the party was a ~  • ~al adjective  II. intransitive verb  Date: 1508  1. to obtain victory ; prevail  2.  a. to receive the honor of a ~  b. to celebrate victory or success boastfully or exultingly