very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
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.
adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God.
resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn.
a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.
a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.: She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby.
the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven.
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.
anticorona.
verb (used without object),glo·ried,glo·ry·ing,
to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in): Their father gloried in their success.
Obsolete. to boast.
interjection
Also glory be . Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).
Idioms for glory
glory days / years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like: the glory days of radio.
go to glory, to die.Also go to one's glory.
Origin of glory
1300–50; Middle English <Old French glorie<Latin glōria
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Without getting too deep into the weeds, it’s easy to “p-hack” your way to glory with these models because there are so many ways to measure “the economy” but only a small sample size of elections for which we have reliable economic data.
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All the glory would then have accrued to Maynard instead of Zhang.
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This means my paintings can soon be experienced in their full glory without their quality being lowered or decimated!
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Would-be perpetrators see all the attention, and they want some of that twisted glory for themselves.
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There is one final lesson to learn before he crosses the threshold from darkness to glory.
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They appear to see not atrocities but adventure, not gore but glory.
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If only they had been able to live up to the glory of presidential progress!
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But can a rap industry giant return to glory if no one is listening?
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It was a cathartic moment for the brand, though far from a guarantee to help restore it to its glory days.
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But his glory was growing dim and his power was withering into dust.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
The cash book seemed to be father and mother, wife and child, comfort and consolation, joy and glory of both of them.
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Like other young men, he was at first more attracted by glory and science than by the vanities of life.
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The Government of England will never rise to so exalted a pitch of glory, nor will its end be so fatal.
Letters on England|Voltaire
There's not a trade agoing,Worth knowing or showing,Like that from glory growing!Says the bold soldier boy.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862|Various
British Dictionary definitions for glory
glory
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪ) /
nounplural-ries
exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consentthe glory for the exploit went to the captain
something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
thanksgiving, adoration, or worshipglory be to God
pomp; splendourthe glory of the king's reign
radiant beauty; resplendencethe glory of the sunset
the beauty and bliss of heaven
a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
another word for halo, nimbus
verb-ries, -ryingor-ried
(intr often foll by in) to triumph or exult
(intr)obsoleteto brag
interjection
informala mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
Word Origin for glory
C13: from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin