glorify

[ glawr-uh-fahy, glohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.

1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.

   Synonyms: celebrate, worship, praise, venerate

3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
4. to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.

glorify

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to make glorious
2. to make more splendid; adorn
3. to worship, exalt, or adore
4. to extol
5. to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality

Derived Forms

• ˈgloriˌfier, noun
• ˈgloriˌfiable, adjective

Other Words From

• glori·fia·ble adjective
• glori·fier noun
• de·glori·fy verb (used with object) deglorified deglorifying
• re·glori·fy verb (used with object) reglorified reglorifying
• self-glori·fied adjective
• self-glori·fying adjective
• un·glori·fied adjective
• un·glori·fying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glorify¹

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

Example Sentences

The Israeli military said in a statement that Afif was a “central and veteran figure in the organization who greatly influenced Hezbollah’s military activity” and “glorified and incited” attacks on Israel.

From Los Angeles Times

The world is full of ego-massaging celebrity documentaries, in which legends we know star in glorified tribute reels.

From Los Angeles Times

A week after the 7 October attacks, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism warned speeches at pro-Palestinian rallies in the UK might have glorified terrorism.

From BBC

But her messaging architecture should lead with a powerful statement that speaks to — and glorifies — the entire nation while expressing wild optimism about our prospects under her leadership and contempt for Trump’s Paleolithic policy plans.

From Salon

Now Roop Kanwar’s story has returned to headlines in India after a court acquitted eight men accused of glorifying her death, in the last of the remaining cases in the grisly saga.

From BBC

Related Words

• eulogize
• exalt
• extol
• lionize