glory
pronunciation
How to pronounce glory in British English:
UK [ˈɡlɔːri]
How to pronounce glory in American English:
US [ˈɡlɔːri]
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- Noun:
- a state of high honor
- brilliant radiant beauty
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
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- Verb:
- rejoice proudly
Word Origin
- glory
- glory: [13] Latin glōria had two separate descendants in Old French: glore, which produced modern French gloire, and glorie, which English took over via Anglo-Norman. The source of the Latin word, which is also the ancestor of Italian and Spanish gloria and Irish Gaelic glōir, is not known. The now obsolete English sense ‘pride’, inherited from Latin, is preserved in vainglorious [15].
- glory (n.)
- c. 1200, gloire "the splendor of God or Christ; praise offered to God, worship," from Old French glorie "glory (of God); worldly honor, renown; splendor, magnificence, pomp" (11c., Modern French gloire), from Latin gloria "fame, renown, great praise or honor," a word of uncertain origin. The etymology as *gnoria "knowledge, fame" to gnarus "known" and i-gnorare has been acknowledged by some scholars, and rejected by others. In its favour speak the semantics of words for "glory", which in Indo-European societies mostly have to do with "spoken praise", "reputation by hearsay". Against the assumed etymology speak the phonetics. [da Vaan] Meaning "one who is a source of glory" is from mid-14c. Also in Middle English "thirst for glory, vainglory, pride, boasting, vanity" (late 14c.), Sense of "magnificence" is late 14c. in English. Meaning "worldly honor, fame, renown." Latin also had gloriola "a little fame." Glory days was in use by 1970. Old Glory for "the American flag" is first attested 1862. The Christian sense are from the Latin word's use in the Bible to translate Greek doxa "expectation" (Homer), later "an opinion, judgment," and later still "opinion others have of one (good or bad), fame; glory," which was used in Biblical writing to translate a Hebrew word which had a sense of "brightness, splendor, magnificence, majesty of outward appearance." The religious use has colored that word's meaning in most European tongues. Wuldor was an Old English word used in this sense.
- glory (v.)
- mid-14c., "to rejoice" (now always with in), from Old French gloriier "glorify; pride oneself on, boast about," and directly from Latin gloriari which in classical use meant "to boast, vaunt, brag, pride oneself," from gloria (see glory (n.)). Related: Gloried; glorying.
Synonym
adoration reverence blessing veneration admiration esteem respect gratitude worship appreciation praise benediction honor
courtliness grandeur loftiness nobleness exaltation nobility stateliness gravity sublimity excellence majesty gloriousness imposingness dignity solemnity
pinnacle summit flourish triumph pomp success luxury prosperity resplendence consummation eclat affluence magnificence maximum acme top elegance zenith parade fanfare optimum heyday culmination pageantry victory crest splendour prime majesty
renown eminence notability vogue distinction prestige favour reputation repute fame note illustriousness popular popularity notoriety celebrity
congratulation crown accolade exaltation tribute honour eulogium eulogization praise acclaim laudation approval eulogy recommendation approbation recognition kudos encomium extolment citation panegyric testimonial commendation glorification celebration acclamation
Example
- 1. You can do anything to the glory of god .
- 2. Ruthlessly trained for the glory of the nation .
- 3. This is something hp never did during its glory days .
- 4. But financially , america 's glory days appear over .
- 5. Many times I have stood before them and marvelled at their glory .