glorify

verb

glo·ri·fy ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī

glorified; glorifying

transitive verb

: to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration

: to elevate to celestial glory

: to light up brilliantly

Chandeliers glorified the entire room.

: to represent as glorious : extol

a song glorifying romantic love

: to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition

the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job

: to give glory to (as in worship)

glorification

ˌglȯr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən

noun

glorifier

ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r

noun

Example Sentences

Glorify and give thanks to God. a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world

Recent Examples on the Web How to explore the burdens of adulation in a setting designed to glorify?

Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Those incidents reflected, among other things, fascism’s willingness to not only legitimize political violence as a means to an end, but also to glorify its use.

Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons.

Megan Janetsky, ajc, 12 Oct. 2022 Israeli authorities say such lessons glorify prisoners, including those who commit violent acts.

Abeer Salman, CNN, 30 Sep. 2022 Twitter issued a 12 hour ban on the president, requiring him to delete several tweets that appeared to glorify the violence at the Capitol.

Verge Staff, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2021 The caption read: ‘Don’t glorify shooting people ...

Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 Showrunner Karin Gist explained in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the Hulu series would not glorify the controversial aspects of Tyson's life.

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 8 June 2022 Allen Iverson, Kobe, Jordan, and then rappers who glorify ignorance.

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