glorious
pronunciation
How to pronounce glorious in British English:
UK [ˈɡlɔːriəs]
How to pronounce glorious in American English:
US [ˈɡlɔːriəs]
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- Adjective:
- having or deserving or conferring glory
- having or worthy of pride
- bringing great happiness and thankfulness
- characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur
- having great beauty and splendor
Word Origin
- glorious (adj.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French glorious, Old French glorieus "glorious, blessed" (12c., Modern French glorieux), from Latin gloriosus "full of glory, famous," from gloria (see glory (n.)). In classical Latin and in English late 14c.-17c. it also could mean "boastful, vainglorious." Related: Gloriously; gloriousness. In Middle English with comparative gloriouser, superlative gloriousest.
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Example
- 1. Celebrate humanity and all its glorious varieties .
- 2. It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once .
- 3. Nasa 's early failures were seen as steps along the way to a glorious future .
- 4. To be dressed in blue is glorious ; to be dressed in red is disagreeable .
- 5. Or for the 300th anniversary of the glorious revolution , marking the overthrow of a despotic monarch ?