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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.

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

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interjection

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

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glory More Idioms  

  1. see in one's glory.

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

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