Gloria in Excelsis Deo
[ glawr-ee-uhin ek-sel-sis dey-oh, glohr- ]
noun
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.”
- Also called great doxology, greater doxology.
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British Dictionary definitions for Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪə ɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪsˈ deɪəʊ, ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː, ɛksˈtʃɛlsɪs) /
noun
the Greater Doxology, beginning in Latin with these words: See doxology
a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Mass
Origin of Gloria in Excelsis Deo
1literally: glory to God in the highest
- Often shortened to: Gloria
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