glorify
verb (used with object)
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
was glorifying
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past progressiveof glorify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Eat Pray Love" writer Elizabeth Gilbert last year was a target for a book some readers said was "glorifying" Russians.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
He had exalted Bismarck; he had taken part in the war of '70; he was glorifying Germany when he spoke of "the smiling lion," and "the blond beast."
From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster
She was worshipping a hero; she was glorifying in her sacrifice; she was faithful to a man; she was being a woman.
From The Day of the Beast by Grey, Zane
Hilda saw that Mrs. Moody was glorifying God in her heart that this amazing adventure, this bit out of a romance, had come into her drab life.
From Youth Challenges by Kelland, Clarence Budington
Golden sunlight had dispersed the clouds, and was glorifying the heights, and we forgot hunger through the brilliancy of the morning and beauty of the mountains.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
