"rejoiceless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rejoiceless [comparative], most rejoiceless [superlative]
Etymology: From rejoice + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rejoice|less}} rejoice + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} rejoiceless (comparative more rejoiceless, superlative most rejoiceless)
  1. Without rejoicing
    Sense id: en-rejoiceless-en-adj-5bTqiad4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "ref": "2002, Donald Revell, Arcady, page 70",
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          "ref": "2007, Margaret Diane Stetz, Cheryl Ann Wilson, Michael Field and their world, page 187",
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          "text": "To laugh off tempts to going overly 'blue' (any rejoiceless spirits), depressed, deflated, etc. “The One whose throne is in heavens sits laughing” (Ps 2:4) refers to God.",
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