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noun, plural glo·ries,
1.
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
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.
5.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSEa 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), glo·ried, glo·ry·ing,
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to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in): Their father gloried in their success.
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Obsolete. to boast.
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Idioms12.
Also, glory be. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).
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glory days/years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like: the glory days of radio.
14.
go to glory, to die. Also, go to one's glory.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorie < Latin glōria
1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorie < Latin glōria
Related forms
glo·ry·ing·ly, adverb
self-glo·ry, noun
self-glo·ry·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. fame, eminence, celebrity. 4. brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.
1. fame, eminence, celebrity. 4. brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.
Antonyms
1. disgrace, obloquy.
1. disgrace, obloquy.
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Word Origin & History
glory
c.1300, "magnificence," from O.Fr. glorie, from L. gloria "great praise or honor," of uncertain origin. Gk. doxa "expectation" (Homer), later "opinion, fame," and ultimately "glory," was used in Biblical writing to translate a Heb. word which had a sense of "brightness, splendor, magnificence, majesty,"
EXPANDand this was subsequently translated as L. gloria, which has colored that word's meaning in most European tongues. Wuldor was an O.E. word used in this sense. Glory days was in use by 1980s; glorious is c.1300, from O.Fr. glorieus, from L. gloriosus "full of glory," from gloria. In 14c.-17c. it also could mean "boastful, vainglorious." Glorified in the sense of "transformed into something better" is recorded from 1821.
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