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glory

[ glawr-ee ]

noun

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

    to win glory on the field of battle.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  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: , ,

  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.


verb (used without object)

gloried, glorying.
  1. to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in ):

    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.).

glory

/ 藞伞濒蓴藧谤瑟 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. introften foll byin to triumph or exult
  2. obsolete.
    intr to brag
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal.
    a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be! )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glory1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English, from Old French glorie, from Latin 驳濒艒谤颈补
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of glory1

C13: from Old French glorie, from Latin 驳濒艒谤颈补, of obscure origin
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Idioms and Phrases

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.

More idioms and phrases containing glory

see in one's glory .
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Example Sentences

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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