Glory

Quick meaning: Glory is a noun meaning Great beauty and splendor.

Meaning

Great beauty and splendor.

More Meanings

1. Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
3. Worship or praise.
4. Victory; success.
5. (theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
6. An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
7. (meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.

Example Sentences

Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

As jewels lose their glory if neglected, So princes their renowns if not respected.

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.

Word Forms

• glories
• glorying
• gloried

Synonyms for glory

Depending on context, synonyms include halo, praise, worship, fame, honor, honour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include resplendency, resplendence, glorification, aura, nimbus, halo.

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