What does glory mean?
Glory means Great beauty and splendor..
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/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ · noun
Great beauty and splendor..
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
In this faire wize they traueild long yfere, Through many hard assayes, which did betide; Of which he honour still away did beare, And spred his glorie through all countries wide.
Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie.
As jewels lose their glory if neglected, So princes their renowns if not respected.
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
He's the only person I know who's going to vote at all. Most people have given up on politicians. After all, politicians have been promising to return us to the glory, wealth, and order of the twentieth century ever since I can remember.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Use glory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Glory means Great beauty and splendor..
Common synonyms include halo, praise, worship, fame.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
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