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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.”

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

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