Gloria Patri
[ glawr-ee-uh pah-tree, glohr- ]
/ ˈglɔr i ə ˈpɑ tri, ˈgloʊr- /
noun
the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”
Origin of Gloria Patri
From Latin
Also called lesser doxology.
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Gloria Patri
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪə ˈpɑːtrɪ, ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː, ˈpæt-) /
noun
the Lesser Doxology, beginning in Latin with these wordsSee doxology
a musical setting of this
Word Origin for Gloria Patri
literally: glory to the father
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