[glawr-ee, glohr-ee] 
noun, plural -ries, adjective, verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, interjection | 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. | 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. |
| 9. | anticorona. |
| 10. | to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually fol. by in): Their father gloried in their success. |
| 11. | Obsolete. to boast. |
| 12. | Also, glory be. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.). |
| 13. | glory days or 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. |
