Category:Ovation

O*va"tion, n. Etym: [l. ovatio, fr. ovare to exult, rejoice, triumph In an ovation; cf. Gr. ovation.]

1. (rom. Antiq.)

Defn: a lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, Bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.

2. Hence: an expression of popular homage; the tribute of the Multitude to a public favorite. To rain an april of ovation round their statues. Tennyson.