Gloria

Glo·ri·a

G0155500 (glôr′ē-ə)n.1. a. A Latin doxology beginning with the words Gloria Patri.b. A Latin doxology that is the second item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass and begins with the words Gloria in excelsis Deo.2. A musical setting for either of these doxologies.3. gloria A halo or nimbus.

[Middle English, from Late Latin Glōria, from Latin glōria, glory.]

gloria

(ˈɡlɔːrɪə) n1. (Textiles) a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas2. (Art Terms) a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art[C16: from Latin: glory]

Gloria

(ˈɡlɔːrɪə; -ˌɑː) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies2. (Music, other) a musical setting of one of these

Glo•ri•a in Ex•cel•sis De•o

(ˈglɔr i ə ɪn ɛkˈsɛl sɪs ˈdeɪ oʊ, ˈgloʊr-)
n. the hymn beginning “Glory in the highest to God.”

gloria

A Latin word meaning glory, used to mean a hymn in praise of God that begins with this word.

GLORIA

Acronym	Definition
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