Gloria in Excelsis Deo


Gloria in Excelsis Deo

(ˈɡlɔːrɪə ɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪs ˈdeɪəʊ; ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː; ɛksˈtʃɛlsɪs) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the Greater Doxology, beginning in Latin with these words. See doxology2. (Music, other) a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Mass Often shortened to: Gloria [literally: glory to God in the highest]

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.”