glory

American  

[glawr-ee] / ˈglɔr i /

noun

PLURAL

glories

1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.

   to win glory on the field of battle.

   Synonyms:

   celebrity , eminence , fame

   Antonyms

   obloquy , disgrace

2. 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.

3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving.

   Give glory to God.

4. resplendent beauty or magnificence.

   the glory of autumn.

   Synonyms:

   effulgence , refulgence , brilliance

5. a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.

6. a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc..

   She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby.

7. the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven.

8. 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.

9. anticorona.

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verb (used without object)

gloried, glorying

1. to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed byin ).

   Their father gloried in their success.

2. Obsolete.  to boast.

interjection

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

idioms

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

   the glory days of radio.

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

glory British  

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪ /

noun

1. exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent

   the glory for the exploit went to the captain

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

3. thanksgiving, adoration, or worship

   glory be to God

4. pomp; splendour

   the glory of the king's reign

5. radiant beauty; resplendence

   the glory of the sunset

6. the beauty and bliss of heaven

7. a state of extreme happiness or prosperity

8. another word for halo nimbus

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verb

1. to triumph or exult

2. obsolete  (intr) to brag

interjection

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

glory More Idioms  

1. see in one's glory.

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Other Word Forms

• gloryingly adverb
• self-glory noun
• self-glorying adjective

Etymology

Origin of glory

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria

Example Sentences

“We just don’t just sit and cry looking at the churches and at the glory of the past,” said Metropolitan Emmanuel Adamakis, a Greek Orthodox bishop, speaking at the patriarchate’s Istanbul headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s made similar statements before, and USC’s fans are still waiting for the return to glory that he promised.

From Los Angeles Times

Piastri appeared to be equally calm, but made it very clear that as things stood he had no intention of abandoning his own bid for glory in favour of helping his McLaren team-mate.

From Barron's

But before Lo can help restore America’s semiconductor champion to its former glory, he must deal with a criminal investigation in Taiwan that has turned his job switch into a case with geopolitical implications.

From The Wall Street Journal

It feels like “the sweep and glory of Creation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• celebrity
• dignity
• grandeur
• greatness
• honor
• immortality
• majesty
• prestige
• reputation
• splendor
• triumph