glorify
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.
Origin of glorify
1Other words for glorify
Other words from glorify
- glo·ri·fi·a·ble, adjective
- glo·ri·fi·er, noun
- de·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), de·glo·ri·fied, de·glo·ri·fy·ing.
- re·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), re·glo·ri·fied, re·glo·ri·fy·ing.
- self-glo·ri·fied, adjective
- self-glo·ri·fy·ing, adjective
- un·glo·ri·fied, adjective
- un·glo·ri·fy·ing, adjective
Words Nearby glorify
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How to use glorify in a sentence
This appears to glorify a crime,” said Cheek, “as does the apparent emphasis on their illegal and ill-fated invasion.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History | Michael Luongo | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo treat these lovers of violent death otherwise is only to glorify them.
Benghazi Killer Is on a Warship Made From World Trade Center Steel | Michael Daly | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wine world tends to glorify the winemaker when really it takes a team of hard-working people to tend vineyards and make wine.
The good news for those who think such movies at once glorify and trivialize gun violence is that R.I.P.D. bombed.
Hollywood, Shootings, and ‘2 Guns’: When Is Stylized Violence Obscene? | Michael Daly | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother reason I think people have children is to glorify their own ego.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories | Harry Siegel | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."
His Last Week | William E. BartonAnd now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
His Last Week | William E. BartonAll nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamCooke used his literary talents to glorify the plantation type of living and the heroic, military deeds of the war itself.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyObtain for me, I beseech thee, a happy death, that I may praise and glorify thy might and kindness forever in heaven.
Mary, Help of Christians | Various
British Dictionary definitions for glorify
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ) /
to make glorious
to make more splendid; adorn
to worship, exalt, or adore
to extol
to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality
Derived forms of glorify
- glorifiable, adjective
- glorifier, noun
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