"glory" Definition

Definitions for the word "glory" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
To boast; to be proud.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
(pl. -ies) 1 renown, fame; honour. 2 adoring praise. 3 resplendent majesty, beauty, etc. 4 thing that brings renown, distinction, or pride. 5 heavenly bliss and splendour. 6 colloq. State of exaltation, prosperity, etc. 7 halo of a saint etc. v. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. By in) pride oneself. [latin gloria]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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