Rejoiced (7)
I believe the answer is:
gloried
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rejoiced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(glorying is a kind of rejoicing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gloried that I've seen before include "Took great pride (in)" , "Exalted" .)