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glo⋅ri⋅fy

  [glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -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.
3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
4. to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < OF glorifier < LL glōrificāre. See glory, -fy

Related forms:
glo⋅ri⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
glo⋅ri⋅fi⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.
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glo·ri·fy   (glôr'ə-fī', glōr'-)   
tr.v.   glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies

  1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.

  2. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: Your descriptions have glorified an average house into a mansion.

  3. To give glory to, especially through worship.


[Middle English glorifien, from Old French glorefier, from Latin glōrificāre : glōria, glory + -ficāre, -fy.]
glo'ri·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., glo'ri·fi'er n.
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Bible Dictionary

Glorify

(1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4,5). (2.) Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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