glory

[ glawr-ee, glohr-ee ]

/ ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i /

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noun, plural glo·ries,

very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.

something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride: a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry.

adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God.

resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn.

a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.

a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.: She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby.

the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven.

a ring, circle, or surrounding radiance of light represented about the head or the whole figure of a sacred person, as Christ or a saint; a halo, nimbus, or aureole.

anticorona.

verb (used without object), glo·ried, glo·ry·ing,

to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in): Their father gloried in their success.

Obsolete. to boast.

interjection

Also glory be. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).

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glory days/years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like: the glory days of radio.

go to glory, to die.Also go to one's glory.

Origin of glory

1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorie < Latin glōria

SYNONYMS FOR glory

1. fame, eminence, celebrity. 4. brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.

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ANTONYMS FOR glory

1. disgrace, obloquy.

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Related formsglo·ry·ing·ly, adverbself-glo·ry, nounself-glo·ry·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for glory

There is one final lesson to learn before he crosses the threshold from darkness to glory.
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They appear to see not atrocities but adventure, not gore but glory.
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If only they had been able to live up to the glory of presidential progress!
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But can a rap industry giant return to glory if no one is listening?
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It was a cathartic moment for the brand, though far from a guarantee to help restore it to its glory days.
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But his glory was growing dim and his power was withering into dust.
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The cash book seemed to be father and mother, wife and child, comfort and consolation, joy and glory of both of them.
Liverpool a few years since|James Aspinall
Like other young men, he was at first more attracted by glory and science than by the vanities of life.
The Alkahest|Honore de Balzac
The Government of England will never rise to so exalted a pitch of glory, nor will its end be so fatal.
Letters on England|Voltaire
There's not a trade agoing,Worth knowing or showing,Like that from glory growing!Says the bold soldier boy.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for glory

glory

/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consentthe glory for the exploit went to the captain

something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)

thanksgiving, adoration, or worshipglory be to God

pomp; splendourthe glory of the king's reign

radiant beauty; resplendencethe glory of the sunset

the beauty and bliss of heaven

a state of extreme happiness or prosperity

another word for halo, nimbus

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

(intr often foll by in) to triumph or exult

(intr) obsolete to brag

interjection

informal a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)

Word Origin for glory

C13: from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for glory

glory

c.1200, gloire "the splendor of God or Christ; praise offered to God, worship," from Old French glorie (11c., Modern French gloire), from Latin gloria "fame, renown, great praise or honor," of uncertain origin.

Greek doxa "expectation" (Homer), later "opinion, fame," and ultimately "glory," was used in Biblical writing to translate a Hebrew word which had a sense of "brightness, splendor, magnificence, majesty," and this subsequently was translated as Latin gloria, which has colored that word's meaning in most European tongues. Wuldor was an Old English word used in this sense. Sense of "magnificence" is c.1300 in English. Meaning "worldly honor, fame, renown" of "the kingdom of Heaven," and of "one who is a source of glory" are from mid-14c. Latin also had gloriola "a little fame." Glory days was in use by 1970.

glory

mid-14c., "rejoice," from Old French gloriier and directly from Latin gloriari "to boast, vaunt, brag, pride oneself," from gloria (see glory). Related: Gloried; glorying.

Idioms and Phrases with glory

glory

see in one's glory.

glory

noun, plural glo·ries,

verb (used without object), glo·ried, glo·ry·ing,

interjection

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