glory

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noun

glo·ry ˈglȯr-ē

plural glories

: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown

: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving

giving glory to God

: something that secures praise or renown

the glory of a brilliant career

: a distinguished quality or asset

The glory of the city is its Gothic cathedral.

: a state of great gratification or exaltation

When she's acting she's in her glory.

: a height of prosperity or achievement

ancient Rome in its glory

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: great beauty and splendor : magnificence

… the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.

E. A. Poe

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: something marked by beauty or resplendence

a perfect glory of a day

: the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven

broadly : eternity

: a ring or spot of light: such as

: aureole

: a halo appearing around the shadow of an object

glory

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verb

gloried; glorying

intransitive verb

: to rejoice proudly

—used with in

gloried in their great success

glory

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interjection

variants or glory be

—used to express surprise or delight

Example Sentences

Noun As a young soldier he dreamed of winning military glory. He now has only a few trophies to remind him of the glory of his athletic career. Let us give glory to God. The glory of the town is its fountain. an art exhibit showing off the glories of ancient civilizations The new owners are trying to restore the company to its former glory. The beautiful art reminds us of the glory of the empire. Verb the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series Interjection glory! I thought I'd never see this day come See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Black cowboys and cowgirls riding tall in the saddle for the whole country to take in their glory.

Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022 Once owned by mobster Bugsy Siegel, El Cortez recently underwent a $28 million renovation, including updating its 47 original hotel rooms to their mid-century glory.

CNN, 2 Dec. 2022 Where Bankman-Fried stands entering Wednesday's Dealbook event is a far cry from his former glory as the founder of a crypto powerhouse.

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022 This incident shows in all its ignominious glory how procedural booby-traps can injure prisoners, even those with strong claims.

Daniel Medwed, Time, 29 Nov. 2022 Today, our fireplaces have again reclaimed their glory.

Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022 In 2019, the couple’s bid was accepted, and the Gaineses embarked on their most challenging renovation yet: restoring the grand property to its prior glory.

Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 21 Nov. 2022 Their legacy was cemented by two classic ’90s albums, followed by decades of lesser material which engages fans but always falls behind their past glory.

William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2022 Crack open the Wild Turkey and take in all its low-rent glory.

Milan Polk, Men's Health, 15 Nov. 2022

Verb

If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.

Fintan O’toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020 For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hub IN THE 17TH CENTURY parliaments gloried in names such as the Blessed Parliament, the Addled Parliament, the Happy Parliament and the Useless Parliament.

The Economist, 25 Apr. 2020 The best way to remember Jones is by going to the Python movies and TV episodes and glorying in that great gift of laughter.

Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2020 Fleabag of old would’ve gloried in sharing this carnal victory with the camera.

Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2019 Unlike the 2000s movies, which gloried in their goofery, Banks’ film clearly wants to break new ground for the franchise.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2019 Mark just tells them about Tyler, the second of his three sons who all had a chance to play every position in every sport but gravitated to the glamour position in the country’s most gloried game.

Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019 And her face at the climax, the play of emotions as the plot machinery reaches its inevitable terminus, rivals the Satanists’ glorying at the infernal infant at the end of Rosemary’s Baby as the most sinister possible expression of delight.

Ross Douthat, National Review, 25 July 2019 As night fell, reporters at The New York Times gloried in the steady illumination thrown off by Thomas Edison’s electric lamps.

New York Times, 1 July 2019 See More

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