Gloria
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Gloria
American
[glawr-ee-uh, glohr-]
/ ˈglɔr i ə, ˈgloʊr- /
noun
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Liturgy.
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the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
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(lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
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(lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
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(lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
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(lowercase) a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or wool for umbrellas, dresses, etc., often with a filling of cotton warp and yarn of other fiber.
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a female given name.
Gloria
1
British
/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə, -ˌɑː /
noun
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any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies
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a musical setting of one of these
gloria
2
British
/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə /
noun
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a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
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a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
Etymology
Origin of Gloria
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin; see glory
Example Sentences
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Broadcaster Gloria Hunniford, who worked with Kelly, described him as "incredible" and said his personality was what made him so likeable.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In 2021, he picked up the adjacent six-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom estate from Gloria and Emilio Estefan for $35 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The location will be operated by independent owners Gloria and Jason Pineda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I didn’t read the glowing blurbs for a first-time author from Gwyneth Paltrow, Gloria Steinem, Chanel Miller and Mariska Hargitay.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Gloria pulls back her arm and sends the red ball speeding toward me.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
However, SZA lends her voice to two tracks, luther and gloria.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024
“Sic transit gloria mundi” — that is one lesson of Bayh’s life and death, as it has been of other formerly famous people.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
Ordinary suburban backyards and picket fences run along one side of the path; on the other — sic transit gloria mundi.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2012
Before him a master of ceremonies thrice lit wisps of flax, chanting: "Sancte Pater, sic transit gloria mundi."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Cecilia, en su gloria, in all her spectral splendor,” La Llorona whispered as an ancient, haggish woman walked into view.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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