Gloria

[glawr-ee-uh, glohr-]

noun

1. Liturgy.

   1. Gloria in Excelsis Deo.

   2. Gloria Patri.

   3. the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”

2. (lowercase),  a repetition of one of these.

3. (lowercase),  a musical setting for one of these.

4. (lowercase),  a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.

5. (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.

6. a female given name.

Gloria

¹

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə, -ˌɑː /

noun

1. any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies

2. a musical setting of one of these

gloria

²

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas

2. a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gloria¹

1150–1200; Middle English < Latin; glory

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gloria¹

C16: from Latin: _glory

Example Sentences

Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love in 1984, and their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is considered a classic of electronic music.

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The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, killed 16 people and laid bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.

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The jail was not equipped to house someone who was nursing, said Gloria Contreras Edin, her lawyer: It did not have a breast pump when Aguilar Maldonado arrived, forcing her to use her hands to massage milk out until the facility was able to buy a pump.

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Among the artists previously announced to perform at the show were música Mexicana acts Carín León, Pepe Aguilar and Los Tigres del Norte; sad sierreño singer-songwriters Iván Cornejo and DannyLux; Latin pop icon Gloria Estefan and Colombian rock band Morat.

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The 140-year-old Glória funicular, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed into a building on 3 September.

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