gloriole
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gloriole
1805–15; < Latin glōriola, equivalent to glōri ( a ) glory + -ola -ole 1
Example Sentences
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And Sappho, with that gloriole Of ebon hair on calmèd brows— O poet-woman! none forgoes The leap, attaining the repose.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
He invented gloriole as a contemptuous diminutive of glorie; to describe that vanity of some egotists, so proud of the small talents which they may have received from nature or from accident.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
It is terribly cold to be for the future labouring only for the gloriole, after flattering oneself for a while that one was working for the public weal.’
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3: Condorcet by Morley, John
O'er my head no golden gloriole Ever shall be proudly set For my knowledge of the oriole, Eagle, ibis, or egrette.
From Tobogganing on Parnassus by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)
A great German historian, Gervinus, has said: "He was the greatest benefactor of Germany who removed the gloriole from the heads crowned by the grace of God."
From Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 by Rose, Achilles
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