Gloria Patri

American  

[glawr-ee-uh pah-tree, glohr-] / ˈglɔr i ə ˈpɑ tri, ˈgloʊr- /

noun

1. 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.”

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Gloria Patri British  

/ ˈpæt-, ˈɡlɔːrɪə ˈpɑːtrɪ, ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː /

noun

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

2. a musical setting of this

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Etymology

Origin of Gloria Patri

From Latin

Example Sentences

There is a Rubric in the Morning Service which prescribes the manner of saying or singing Gloria Patri, viz. that it is to be Responsorial.

From The Prayer Book Explained by Jackson, Percival

And then the Gloria Patri, the Kyrie Eleison, the Pater Noster and the Litany are said, the novice remaining prostrate on the ground before the altar, until the end of the mass.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

The Gloria Patri has been used in Christian worship from the beginning and is traceable to the Baptismal formula.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

Also, note that Gloria Patri, and The grace of our Lord, are founded upon the Faith which is expressed in the Creed: and that the Collects not unfrequently have endings similarly founded.

From The Prayer Book Explained by Jackson, Percival