Gloria
- Liturgy.
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- Gloria Patri.
- the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
- (lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
- (lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
- (lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
- (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.
- a female given name.
Origin of Gloria
sic transit gloria mundi
- thus passes away the glory of this world.
Examples from the Web for gloria
Contemporary Examples
What stuck in my mind were the two supporting actors, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.
“We challenge Mr. Cosby to end this nightmare,” proclaimed Gloria Allred.
Two New Bill Cosby Accusers Come Forward: ‘We Challenge Mr. Cosby to End This Nightmare’Marlow Stern
December 3, 2014
First up: activist Gloria Steinem with actress Eva Longoria.
Or, after a surprise party greeting for Gloria goes awry, “Just a thought: maybe we should stop doing these.”
“On the whole I kind of quite like my films without watching them every night like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard,” he said.
Historical Examples
Uncle Em said, and Gloria drew in whiffs of warm September air.
Gloria and Treeless StreetAnnie Hamilton Donnell
Gloria was sure she heard a bird singing—of course, in a tree.
Gloria and Treeless StreetAnnie Hamilton Donnell
To Gloria the note of uneasiness in his voice was not noticeable.
Gloria and Treeless StreetAnnie Hamilton Donnell
"Gloria Abercrombie," bowed Gloria politely, but her eyes danced.
Gloria and Treeless StreetAnnie Hamilton Donnell
She was not ready for Gloria to be a woman; her gentle heart misgave her.
Gloria and Treeless StreetAnnie Hamilton Donnell
gloria
- a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
- a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
Word Origin
Gloria
- any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies
- a musical setting of one of these
sic transit gloria mundi
- thus passes the glory of the world
Word Origin and History for gloria
Gloria
early 13c., name of a song of praise, from Medieval Latin gloria in "Gloria Patri," hymn praising god (and similar hymns), from Latin gloria "glory" (see glory).
sic transit gloria mundi
c.1600, Latin, literally "thus passes the glory of the world;" perhaps an alteration of a passage in Thomas Á Kempis' "Imitatio Christi" (1471).
Sic transit gloria mundi
Latin for “Thus passes away the glory of the world”; worldly things do not last.
Idioms and Phrases with gloria
sic transit gloria mundi
Nothing on earth is permanent, as in His first three novels were bestsellers and now he can't even find an agent—sic transit gloria mundi. This expression, Latin for “Thus passes the glory of the world,” has been used in English since about 1600, and is familiar enough so that it is sometimes abbreviated to sic transit.