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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glo•ry /ˈglɔri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. - very great praise, honor, fame, or distinction;
renown:[uncountable]He won great glory. - wonderful beauty or magnificence;
splendor:[uncountable]the glory of autumn. - something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration;
an object of pride or beauty:[countable]the glories of ancient Greece.
v. [~ + in] - to rejoice proudly:They gloried in their children's success.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glo•ry (glôr′ē, glōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, adj., v., -ried, -ry•ing, interj. n. - 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. - Fine Arta 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. - Meteorologyanticorona.
- Idioms go to glory, to die. Also, go to one's glory.
adj. - Idioms glory days or years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like:the glory days of radio.
v.i. - to exult with triumph;
rejoice proudly (usually fol. by in):Their father gloried in their success. - [Obs.]to boast.
interj. - Also, glo′ry be′. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).
- Latin glōria
- Old French glorie
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fame, eminence, celebrity.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgrace, obloquy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glory /ˈɡlɔːrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent
- something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
- thanksgiving, adoration, or worship: glory be to God
- pomp; splendour: the glory of the king's reign
- radiant beauty; resplendence: the glory of the sunset
- the beauty and bliss of heaven
- a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
- another word for halo, nimbus
vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)- (intransitive) often followed by in: to triumph or exult
interj - informal a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin |