glory en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡlɔəɹɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
- /ˈɡlɔːɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlɔəɹi/ (Eastern-New-England)
- /ˈɡloːɹi/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈɡloːɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɡloɹi/ (General-American, archaic)
- /ˈɡloɾe/ (Scotland)
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- [ˈɡlɔɹi] (Canada, General-American, dialectal)
- /ˈɡloɹi/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Great beauty and splendor.
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.
2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891: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.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
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.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 197:
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(countable, uncountable) That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
As jewels lose their glory if neglected, So princes their renowns if not respected.
c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie.
c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC: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.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:It is a question whether the glory of mankind can be added to or taken away from. I don't think any material achievement enhances it. If a man, or two men, or a hundred—for I had companions at various stages as in the transit of the Pacific—fly around the globe, mankind isn't thereby the more glorious, is it? Nor nearer an assurance of a life, of some sort, everlasting. No, it must be that what counts is the example of devoted and persistent action to the performance of a set purpose. I circumaviate the globe and somewhere in a London slum a poor cripple takes heart of hope and tries to walk, for the first time, with the aid of crutches. Crutches break, and so do the ailerons of airplanes; it is only the soul which rises on sustaining wings.
1924, Grant Overton, The Thousand and First Night, George H. Doran Company, page 279: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.
1993, Octavia Butler, chapter 3, in The Parable of the Sower:
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(countable, uncountable) Worship or praise.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 2:14:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
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(countable, uncountable) Victory; success.
But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.
2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
How does the Luſtre of our Father’s Actions, Through the dark Cloud of Ills that cover him, Break out, and burn with more triumphant Brightneſs! His Suff’rings ſhine, and ſpread a Glory round him; […]
1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:Seen across the dim candle with his moistened eyes, she looked as if she had a glory shining round her head.
1854, Charles Dickens, chapter 13, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
[…] But if thou declare The Secrets, truth; and art so mad to dare (In glory of thy fortunes) to approue, That rich-crownd Venus, mixt with thee in loue; Ioue (fir’d with my aspersion, so dispred) Will, with a wreakefull lightning, dart thee dead.
c. 1624, “A Hymne to Venus”, in George Chapman, transl., The Crowne of all Homers Workes Batrachomyomachia or the Battaile of Frogs and Mise, His Hymn’s and Epigrams, London: John Bill, page 106:
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(countable, uncountable) Something glorious.
It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, […] The two men gazed at the heap of feminine glories, — it might have been the most wonderful sight they ever had seen.
1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| glories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gloriously · glorification · gloriness · beglory · vainglory · Kentish glory · glory supporter · gloriless · glory tree · glory box · glory-hole · glorify · hand of glory · inglorious · glory wall · glory-of-the-sun · in all one's glory · glory be · foreglory · glorious · morning glory · glory-worthy · glory days · crowning glory · glory-of-the-snow · Autumn Glory · cover oneself in glory · gloryless · kingdom of glory · Mexican morning glory · glory hole · glory hunter · glory-land · glory boy · knickerbocker glory · dark jungle glory · glorisome · gloryful · Japanese morning glory · Glory Be · degree of glory · hour of glory · glory bush · gloriful · glory lily · purple glory-of-the-sun · Gloria · glory pea · disglory · glory-box · blaze of glory · in glory · moment of glory · jungle glory
Synonyms
anticorona · worship · fame · halo (emanation of light proceeding from specially holy beings) · honour · honor · praise
Translations (269)
orv слава (honour, admiration, or distinction) · be сла́ва (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ro slavă (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Glorie (optical phenomenon) · ka სახელი (great beauty or splendour) · el δόξα (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sa यशस् (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cmn 光榮 /光荣 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gl groria (great beauty or splendour) · gd glòir (worship or praise) · la lux (great beauty or splendour) · ka დიდება (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi maineikkuus (honour, admiration, or distinction) · nl dankzegging (worship or praise) · cmn 榮譽 /荣誉 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ky улуулук (great beauty or splendour) · fa-ira اِفْتِخار (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ru великоле́пие (great beauty or splendour) · hi भव्य (great beauty or splendour) · bg сла́ва (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Rühmen (worship or praise) · vi vinh quang (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sh slȁva (great beauty or splendour) · grc δόξα (honour, admiration, or distinction) · mn алдар (honour, admiration, or distinction) · be хвала́ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ca glòria (great beauty or splendour) · es gloria (great beauty or splendour) · nl luister (great beauty or splendour) · ky даңк (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Prunk (great beauty or splendour) · gl esprendor (optical phenomenon) · ur شَرَف (honour, admiration, or distinction) · th กิตติ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sl slava (great beauty or splendour) · pt glória (worship or praise) · tr şeref (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sa यश (great beauty or splendour) · de Brillianz (optical phenomenon) · gl groria (worship or praise) · sh slȁva (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fa-ira عِزَّت (honour, admiration, or distinction) · km កិរ្តិ៍ (great beauty or splendour) · ko 영광 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · el λαμπρότητα (great beauty or splendour) · nb ære (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi sumuvarjo (optical phenomenon) · pt glória (great beauty or splendour) · nl eer (honour, admiration, or distinction) · lo ສະຫງ່າລາສີ (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · my မျှို့ (great beauty or splendour) · lo ຍົດ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · kk даңқ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ga glóir (worship or praise) · mi korōria (great beauty or splendour) · ru вели́чие (great beauty or splendour) · km កិរ្តិ៍ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Pracht (great beauty or splendour) · fi kunniallisuus (quality which secures general praise or honour) · hi शान (great beauty or splendour) · fa-ira شَرَف (honour, admiration, or distinction) · az şöhrət (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi kunnia (worship or praise) · uk хвала́ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hi महिमा (great beauty or splendour) · gl viveza (optical phenomenon) · fi loisto (great beauty or splendour) · fro glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fa-ira جَلال (great beauty or splendour) · tr şan (honour, admiration, or distinction) · kk ұлылық (great beauty or splendour) · nl roem (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hi प्रशस्ति (worship or praise) · ja 名誉 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi loistokkuus (great beauty or splendour) · lo ກຽດ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · pt glória (honour, admiration, or distinction) · bg великоле́пие (great beauty or splendour) · bg сия́ние (optical phenomenon) · th สง่าราศี (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · nb glorie (optical phenomenon) · cs sláva (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ang tir (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gl palma (worship or praise) · hi स्तुति (worship or praise) · ru хвала́ (worship or praise) · fy eare (honour, admiration, or distinction) · nl lof (worship or praise) · eo gloro (great beauty or splendour) · nb pris (worship or praise) · fi voitto (victory, success) · ru сла́ва (great beauty or splendour) · ru сла́ва (worship or praise) · pl chwała (great beauty or splendour) · tr şöhret (honour, admiration, or distinction) · lv slava (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cu слава (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cs sláva (great beauty or splendour) · la glōria (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ru блеск (optical phenomenon) · kk атақ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tg шӯҳрат (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fa-ira سِتایِش (worship or praise) · it gloria (great beauty or splendour) · ty hinuhinu (great beauty or splendour) · fr gloire (worship or praise) · dsb sława (honour, admiration, or distinction) · it gloria (worship or praise) · lt šlovė (honour, admiration, or distinction) · el δόξα (worship or praise) · sl slava (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ur عِزَّت (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cmn 精巧 (great beauty or splendour) · ba дан (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ja 優雅 (great beauty or splendour) · ang ār (honour, admiration, or distinction) · la glōria (great beauty or splendour) · ja 名声 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sv ära (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hu dicsőség (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ko 명예 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ja 誉れ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · th แสงเรืองรอง (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · fro gloire (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ur شان (great beauty or splendour) · az şərəf (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cu ⱄⰾⰰⰲⰰ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cmn 榮耀 /荣耀 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hy փառք (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ar مَجْد (honour, admiration, or distinction) · th รัศมี (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · ar شَرَف (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi menestys (victory, success) · de Ruhm (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hi कीर्ति (honour, admiration, or distinction) · pl sława (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ar مَجْد (great beauty or splendour) · ru сла́ва (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi hyve (quality which secures general praise or honour) · ota عزت (honour, admiration, or distinction) · eu aintza (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fa-ira شُکوه (great beauty or splendour) · ko 명성 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fa-ira شُهْرَت (honour, admiration, or distinction) · uz sharaf (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi glooria (optical phenomenon) · fi ilmestys (theology: manifestation of the presence of God) · mn ᠠᠯᠳᠠᠷ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ang wuldor (great beauty or splendour) · tr görkem (great beauty or splendour) · uz iftixor (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sga indocbál (worship or praise) · fi sädekehä (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · he הָדָר (great beauty or splendour) · pl chwała (worship or praise) · pl gloria (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tg шараф (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sq zulmë (honour, admiration, or distinction) · cmn 絕妙 /绝妙 (great beauty or splendour) · uz izzat (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ro glorie (great beauty or splendour) · el μεγαλείο (great beauty or splendour) · de Ehre (honour, admiration, or distinction) · mk слава (great beauty or splendour) · gl loureis (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gl lustre (optical phenomenon) · nn heider (honour, admiration, or distinction) · my ကျက်သရေ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tt дан (honour, admiration, or distinction) · da ære (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ka დიდება (great beauty or splendour) · pl chwała (honour, admiration, or distinction) · txb pernerñe (great beauty or splendour) · sk sláva (great beauty or splendour) · ja 絶妙 (great beauty or splendour) · da pragt (great beauty or splendour) · hsb sława (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fi kunnia (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ja 素晴らしさ (great beauty or splendour) · ru честь (honour, admiration, or distinction) · fr gloire (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sq zulë (honour, admiration, or distinction) · mk слава (honour, admiration, or distinction) · az şan (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gd cliù (great beauty or splendour) · sk sláva (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ro glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hy շքեղություն (great beauty or splendour) · hy փառք (great beauty or splendour) · de Glanz (optical phenomenon) · nl glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tg иззат (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ota شان (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gl groria (honour, admiration, or distinction) · lol lokumu (honour, admiration, or distinction) · uk сла́ва (great beauty or splendour) · sh сла̏ва (honour, admiration, or distinction) · th เกียรติ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ur جَلال (great beauty or splendour) · nb prakt (great beauty or splendour) · hy փառք (worship or praise) · ru хвала́ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · got 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 (great beauty or splendour) · bg сла́ва (great beauty or splendour) · sa श्रवस् (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sa द्युम्न (great beauty or splendour) · lo ລັດສະໝີ (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · pl sława (great beauty or splendour) · uk сла́ва (worship or praise) · hy փառաբանություն (worship or praise) · ko 영광 (great beauty or splendour) · csb słôwa (honour, admiration, or distinction) · uz shon (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ar جَلَال (great beauty or splendour) · ca glòria (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gd glòir (great beauty or splendour) · sl slava (worship or praise) · nod ᩁᩢᩔ᩠ᨾᩦ (emanation of light supposed to shine from something holy) · nl glorie (great beauty or splendour) · km កិត្តិគុណ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · az izzət (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tg ифтихор (honour, admiration, or distinction) · hi इज़्ज़त (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ur شُہْرَہ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · km កិត្តិ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ms kegemilangan (great beauty or splendour) · enm glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · pl splendor (honour, admiration, or distinction) · be сла́ва (great beauty or splendour) · gd glòir (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ky атак (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · frm gloyre (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gl brasón (honour, admiration, or distinction) · km សិរិ (great beauty or splendour) · hi यश (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ro slavă (great beauty or splendour) · fr gloire (great beauty or splendour) · hi वैभव (great beauty or splendour) · ja 栄光 (honour, admiration, or distinction) · gd cliù (honour, admiration, or distinction) · uk честь (honour, admiration, or distinction) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (great beauty or splendour) · hi यश (great beauty or splendour) · de Herrlichkeit (great beauty or splendour) · uz shuhrat (honour, admiration, or distinction) · ty hinuhinu (honour, admiration, or distinction) · de Gepränge (great beauty or splendour) · fi kunnioitus (honour, admiration, or distinction) · nb glorie (honour, admiration, or distinction) · nb ære (worship or praise) · de Glorie (worship or praise) · sh сла̏ва (great beauty or splendour) · gd cliù (worship or praise) · hi प्रतिष्ठा (honour, admiration, or distinction) · km យស (great beauty or splendour) · lo ກິດຕິ (honour, admiration, or distinction) · th ศิริ (great beauty or splendour) · la glōria (worship or praise) · pl splendor (great beauty or splendour) · uk сла́ва (honour, admiration, or distinction) · sv prakt (great beauty or splendour) · et kuulsus (honour, admiration, or distinction) · tl luwalhati (great beauty or splendour) · ru сия́ние (optical phenomenon) · nl pracht (great beauty or splendour) · he כָּבוֹד (honour, admiration, or distinction) · it gloria (honour, admiration, or distinction) · uk вели́ч (great beauty or splendour)