Synonyms for delight in
de·light in

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1. delight in

   In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

   Synonyms:
   admire, adore, applaud, approve, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate, wonder

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Preposition:
   Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

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1. Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:

   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

2. Aristotle:

   Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in imitation is universal.

3. Maya Angelou:

   We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

4. William Congreve:

   If there's delight in love, 'Tis when I see that heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me.

5. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil:

   Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology.