glory

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

gloire

gloria

gloria

glória

glorie

Ruhm

roem

gloria

glòria

lof

chwała

δόξα

Glorie

beroemdheid

Glanz

Sentences

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

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