Vic"to*ry (?), n.; pl.
Victories (#). [OE. victorie, OF. victorie,
victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See
Victor.] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist
in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Cor. xv. 54.
God on our side, doubt not of victory.
Shak.
Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation.
Bolingbroke.