glorify
Meaning
- (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
- (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
- (transitive) To worship or extol.
Synonyms
pray to
make famous
make much of
Translations
glorifier
glorificare
glorificar
verherrlichen
glorificar
roemen
δοξάζω
glorificar
مجدFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificō, from Latin gloria + faciō (“to make”). Displaced native Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), from Old English wuldrian as well as Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), from Old French stellifier (Medieval Latin stellificāre); see stellify.
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