glorify

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-]

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verb (used with object), glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.

to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.

to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.

to make glorious; invest with glory.

to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.

Origin of glorify

1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorifier < Late Latin glōrificāre. See glory, -fy

Related formsglo·ri·fi·a·ble, adjectiveglo·ri·fi·er, nounde·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), de·glo·ri·fied, de·glo·ri·fy·ing.re·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), re·glo·ri·fied, re·glo·ri·fy·ing.self-glo·ri·fied, adjectiveself-glo·ri·fy·ing, adjectiveun·glo·ri·fied, adjectiveun·glo·ri·fy·ing, adjective

Synonyms for glorify

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2. venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.

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Related Words for glorify

exalt, eulogize, lionize, extol, ennoble, worship, revere, hymn, bless, acclaim, magnify, hike, laud, commend, boost, honor, celebrate, illuminate, dignify, elevate

Examples from the Web for glorify

Contemporary Examples of glorify

This appears to glorify a crime,” said Cheek, “as does the apparent emphasis on their illegal and ill-fated invasion.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History
Michael Luongo
August 30, 2014
To treat these lovers of violent death otherwise is only to glorify them.
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Michael Daly
June 21, 2014
The wine world tends to glorify the winemaker when really it takes a team of hard-working people to tend vineyards and make wine.
Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine
Jordan Salcito
March 22, 2014
The good news for those who think such movies at once glorify and trivialize gun violence is that R.I.P.D. bombed.
Hollywood, Shootings, and ‘2 Guns’: When Is Stylized Violence Obscene?
Michael Daly
July 30, 2013
Another reason I think people have children is to glorify their own ego.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories
Harry Siegel
February 27, 2013

Historical Examples of glorify

We intend to glorify the love of danger, the custom of energy, the strengt of daring.
Alarms and Discursions
G. K. Chesterton
No saga will ever glorify their deeds, no epic make them immortal.
The Trail of '98
Robert W. Service
You cannot glorify God more than by publishing good-will to one another.
Broken Bread
Thomas Champness
To glorify labor and decry wealth is to multiply absurdities.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
The book has been written neither to aid the Abolitionist nor glorify the planter.
The Quadroon
Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for glorify

glorify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to make glorious

to make more splendid; adorn

to worship, exalt, or adore

to extol

to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality

Derived Formsglorifiable, adjectiveglorifier, noun

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Word Origin and History for glorify

mid-14c., from Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare "to glorify," from Latin gloria (see glory) + -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Related: Glorified; glorifying.