glory

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Great beauty and splendor.
2. (countable, uncountable) Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
3. (countable, uncountable) That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
4. (countable, uncountable) Worship or praise.
5. (countable, uncountable) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.
6. (countable, uncountable) Victory; success.
7. (countable, uncountable) An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. 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.
8. (countable, uncountable) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
10. (countable, uncountable) Something glorious.

Verb

1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
2. To boast; to be proud.
3. (archaic, poetic) To shine radiantly.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: glory

In summary

From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor.

Concepts

gloire

réputation

splendeur

renommée

éclat

honneur

magnificence

célébrité

glorifier

prestige

resplendissement

savourer

aura

victoire

auréole

charme

élite

fleur

🌸

glorification

halo

lumière

prérogative

Synonymes

fame

renown

splendor

honor

grandeur

splendour

greatness

honour

majesty

reputation

magnificence

halo

brilliance

nimbus

dignity

kudos

eminence

brightness

boast

prestige

praise

celebrity

excellence

aura

rejoice

resplendence

resplendency

name

aureole

gloriole

beauty

distinction

wealth

military exploit

pride

pomp

glorification

notoriety

glamour

luster

blaze

lustre

exult

light

reverence

essence

enjoy

burnish

eclat

honorableness

Traductions

gloria

gloria

glória

Ruhm

glorie

roem

gloria

lof

glòria

chwała

δόξα

Glorie

fama

Glanz

beroemdheid

Phrases

After its demise , the city would never attain its old glory again .

Après sa disparition, la ville n'atteindrait plus jamais sa vieille gloire.

It represents the Glory of Christ Pantocrator , Resurrected , on a golden background .

Il représente la gloire du Christ Pantocrator, ressuscité, sur fond d'or.