Gloria
noun
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Gloria
American
[glawr-ee-uh, glohr-]
/ ˈglɔr i ə, ˈgloʊr- /
noun
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Liturgy.
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the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
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(lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
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(lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
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(lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
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(lowercase) a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or wool for umbrellas, dresses, etc., often with a filling of cotton warp and yarn of other fiber.
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a female given name.
Gloria
1
British
/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə, -ˌɑː /
noun
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any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies
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a musical setting of one of these
gloria
2
British
/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə /
noun
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a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
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a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
Etymology
Origin of Gloria
1150–1200; Middle English < Latin; see glory
Example Sentences
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College graduates recently booed commencement speakers—former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, real-estate executive Gloria Caulfield and music mogul Scott Borchetta—who promoted artificial intelligence as a positive force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
He travelled to the area from the US with his mother Gloria, and described parking issues with their hire car as "kind of a pain".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Gloria Terranova, a 59-year-old coffee plantation worker, said she held out hope that Cepeda might still win the presidency despite finishing second in the first round.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
This sounded like a candidate who can win — and now he has a month to make a comeback worthy of his political mentor, the late, great Gloria Molina.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The family—Dan; his younger sister, Gloria; and their parents, Adele and Harry—were driving from Michigan to Colorado to attend a party at Adele’s brother’s place.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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