Definition of Glory

1. Noun. A state of high honor. "He valued glory above life itself"

Exact synonyms: Glorification
Generic synonyms: Honor, Honour, Laurels
Derivative terms: Glorify, Glorify, Glorify, Glorify, Glorify, Glorious

2. Verb. Rejoice proudly.
Generic synonyms: Exuberate, Exult, Jubilate, Rejoice, Triumph

3. Noun. Brilliant radiant beauty. "The glory of the sunrise"
Exact synonyms: Resplendence, Resplendency
Generic synonyms: Beauty
Derivative terms: Glorify, Glorify, Glorify, Glorious, Glorious, Resplend, Resplendent, Resplend, Resplendent

4. Noun. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
Exact synonyms: Aura, Aureole, Gloriole, Halo, Nimbus
Generic synonyms: Light, Lightness

Definition of Glory

1. n. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.

2. v. i. To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Definition of Glory

1. Noun. Great beauty or splendour, that is so overwhelming it is considered powerful. ¹

2. Noun. Honour and valour. ¹

3. Noun. Worship or praise, as in ''glory to God''. ¹

4. Noun. Optical phenomenon caused by water droplets. ¹

5. Noun. ¹

6. Verb. To exult with joy; to rejoice. ¹

7. Verb. To boast; to be proud. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glory

1. to rejoice proudly [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]

Medical Definition of Glory

1. 1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown. "Glory to God in the highest." (Luke II. 14) "Spread his glory through all countries wide." (Spenser) 2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor. "Think it no glory to swell in tyranny." (Sir P. Sidney) "Jewels lose their glory if neglected." (Shak) "Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown." (Young) 3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance. "In glory of thy fortunes." (Chapman) 4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven. "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." (Ps. Lxxiii. 24) 5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. 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. This is the general term; when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole body, aureola or aureole. Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace, exposing the brilliant white light of the interior. Glory pea, a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions. Origin: OE. Glorie, OF. Glorie, gloire, F. Gloire, fr. L. Gloria; prob. Akin to Gr, Skr. Ravas glory, praise, ru to hear. See Loud. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glory

glorified
glorifier
glorifiers
glorifies
glorifieth
glorify
glorifying
gloriole
glorioles
gloriosa
gloriosas
glorious
gloriously
gloriousness
gloriousnesses
glory-hole
glory-holes
glory-of-the-snow
glory box
glory boxes
glory days
glory fern
glory holes
glory lily
glory pea
gloryholers
glorying

Literary usage of Glory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1921)
"the world become guilty before him; " (x) because, as long as man has any thing to allege in his own defence, it detracts something from the glory of God. ..."

2. The Works of George Bull: D. D., Lord Bishop of St. David's by George Bull, Edward Burton, Robert Nelson (1827)
"Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but ..."

3. The Works of Francis Bacon by John Thomas Scharf, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Francis Bacon, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath, William Rawley (1878)
"In militar ' commanders and soldiers, vain-glory is an essential point2; for as iron sharpens iron, so by glory one courage sharpeneth another. ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"I need not this new glory that thou say'st. glory, methinks, hath been already mine By gift of Zeus ; and His the will that keeps Amongst these ..."

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