Gloria
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i noun
1.
Liturgy.
b.
c.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
2.
(lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
3.
(lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
4.
(lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
5.
(lowercase) a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or wool for umbrellas, dresses, etc., often with a filling of cotton warp and yarn of other fiber.
6.
a female given name.
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World English Dictionary
gloria (ˈɡlɔːrɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas |
| 2. | a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art |
| [C16: from Latin: | |
| Gloria (ˈɡlɔːrɪə, -ˌɑː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies |
| 2. | a musical setting of one of these |
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Word Origin & History
gloria
c.1420, from M.L. gloria in "Gloria Patri," hymn praising god (and similar hymns), from L. gloria "glory."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences from the web
Similarly, gloria swanson was not able to leverage her own success in sunset boulevard.
Was recorded and was available at the gloria swanson archives at the university of texas.
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