glorified
pronunciation
How to pronounce glorified in British English:
UK [ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪd]
How to pronounce glorified in American English:
US [ ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪd]
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- Adjective:
- accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
Word Origin
- glorified (adj.)
- mid-14c., "invested with glory," past participle adjective from glorify. Weakened sense of "transformed into something better" is from 1821.
Example
- 1. I am not a spy ; I am a journalist , which is a glorified spy .
- 2. The victory over the enemy glorified the republic .
- 3. Her father worked as a " glorified slave " for the british settlers who occupied kenya .
- 4. The relationship between believers and glorified saints .
- 5. This is nothing but a glorified itouch .