Gloria in Excelsis Deo

American  

[glawr-ee-uh in ek-sel-sis dey-oh, glohr-] / ˈglɔr i ə ɪn ɛkˈsɛl sɪs ˈdeɪ oʊ, ˈgloʊr- /

noun

1. the hymn beginning, in Latin, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, “Glory in the highest to God,” and in the English version, “Glory be to God on high.”

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo British  

/ ɛksˈtʃɛlsɪs, ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː, ˈɡlɔːrɪə ɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪsˈ deɪəʊ /

noun

1. the Greater Doxology, beginning in Latin with these words See doxology

2. a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Mass

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Etymology

Origin of Gloria in Excelsis Deo

literally: glory to God in the highest