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glo·ry
(glôr′ē)n. pl. glo·ries
1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
2. Something conferring honor or renown.
3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your wit is your crowning glory.
4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory.
6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: ancient Rome in its greatest glory.
8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.
intr.v. glo·ried, glo·ry·ing, glo·ries
To rejoice triumphantly; exult: a sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.
[Middle English glorie, from Old French, from Latin glōria.]
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glory
(ˈɡlɔːrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent: the glory for the exploit went to the captain.
2. something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) thanksgiving, adoration, or worship: glory be to God.
4. pomp; splendour: the glory of the king's reign.
5. radiant beauty; resplendence: the glory of the sunset.
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the beauty and bliss of heaven
7. a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
vb, -ries, -rying or -ried
9. (often foll by: in) to triumph or exult
10. (intr) obsolete to brag
interj
informal a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
[C13: from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin]
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glo•ry
(ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i)n., pl. -ries, n.
1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; an object of pride: one of the glories of English poetry.
3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving.
4. resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn.
5. a state of great splendor or prosperity.
6. a state of absolute happiness, gratification, etc.: to be in one's glory.
7. the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven.
v.i. 8. to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usu. fol. by in): Their parents gloried in their success.
9. Obs. to boast.
interj. 10. Also, glo′ry be′. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, etc.).
Idioms: go to (one's) glory, to die.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorie < Latin glōria]
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glory
Past participle: gloried
Gerund: glorying
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| Noun | 1. | glory - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" |
| 2. | glory - brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses | |
| 3. |  glory - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | |
| Verb | 1. | glory - rejoice proudly |
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glory
noun
1. honour, praise, fame, celebrity, distinction, acclaim, prestige, immortality, eminence, kudos, renown, exaltation, illustriousness He had his moment of glory when he won the London Marathon.
honour shame, disgrace, condemnation, disrepute, dishonour, infamy
honour shame, disgrace, condemnation, disrepute, dishonour, infamy
2. splendour, majesty, greatness, grandeur, nobility, pomp, magnificence, pageantry, éclat, sublimity the glory of the royal court
3. beauty, brilliance, lustre, radiance, gorgeousness, resplendence the glory of an autumn sunset
4. worship, praise, blessing, gratitude, thanksgiving, homage, adoration, veneration Glory be to God.
verb
1. triumph, boast, relish, revel, crow, drool, gloat, exult, take delight, pride yourself The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom.
Quotations
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write on contempt of glory, inscribe their names" [Cicero Pro Archia]
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Not in utter nakedness,"
"But trailing clouds of glory do we come" [William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality]
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write on contempt of glory, inscribe their names" [Cicero Pro Archia]
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Not in utter nakedness,"
"But trailing clouds of glory do we come" [William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality]
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glory
noun1. A position of exalted widely recognized importance:
2. Something meriting the highest praise or regard:
3. Brilliant, showy splendor:
brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness.
Informal: glitz.
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Translations
شُهْرَه، شَرَفعَظَمَهمَجْدمَفْخَرَه، مَجْديُفاخِر، يَتَباهى
slávačestchloubanacházet potěšenínádhera
æreglanshæderherlighednyde
kunniaylistysglooria
slava
dicsfényörül
dÿrîheiîur, sæmdstoltvera alsæll yfir
栄誉
영광명예
didybėdidžiuotisdžiūgauti iš pasigėrėjimoliaupsinimaspažiba
godskrāšņumslepnumslepotieslieliskums
byť hrdý nanachádzať potešenie v
slavaveličina
ära
ความมีชื่อเสียง
славачесть
sự huy hoàng
glory
[ˈglɔːrɪ]A. N
1. (= honour, fame, Rel) → gloria f
glory be! → ¡gracias a Dios!
she was in her glory → estaba toda ufana
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma en la cima de su gloria
she led her team to Olympic glory → condujo a su equipo a la victoria olímpica
to go to glory (o.f.) → subir a los cielos
see also reflect A2
glory be! → ¡gracias a Dios!
she was in her glory → estaba toda ufana
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma en la cima de su gloria
she led her team to Olympic glory → condujo a su equipo a la victoria olímpica
to go to glory (o.f.) → subir a los cielos
see also reflect A2
B. VI to glory in [+ one's success etc] → enorgullecerse or jactarse de; [+ another's misfortune] → disfrutar maliciosamente de
the café glories in the name of El Dorado → el café tiene el magnífico nombre de El Dorado
the café glories in the name of El Dorado → el café tiene el magnífico nombre de El Dorado
C. CPD glory hole N → cuarto m or cajón m en desorden, leonera f
his room is something of a glory hole → su habitación parece un trastero
his room is something of a glory hole → su habitación parece un trastero
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glory
[ˈglɔːri]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glory
n
(= honour, fame) → Ruhm m; moment of glory → Ruhmesstunde f; covered in glory → ruhmbedeckt; she led her team to Olympic glory → sie führte ihre Mannschaft zu olympischen Ehren
(= praise) → Ehre f; glory to God in the highest → Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe; glory be! (dated inf) → du lieber Himmel! (inf)
(= beauty, magnificence) → Herrlichkeit f; the glories of the past, past glories → vergangene Herrlichkeiten pl; the glories of the desert → die Schönheiten pl → der Wüste; the rose in all its glory → die Rose in ihrer ganzen Pracht or Herrlichkeit; Rome at the height of its glory → Rom in seiner Blütezeit; they restored the car to its former glory → sie restaurierten das Auto, bis es seine frühere Schönheit wiedererlangt hatte
(= source of pride) → Stolz m
vi to glory in somebody’s attention → jds Aufmerksamkeit genießen; to glory in one’s/somebody’s success → sich in seinem/jds Erfolg sonnen; to glory in the knowledge/fact that … → das Wissen/die Tatsache, dass …, voll auskosten; they gloried in showing me my mistakes → sie genossen es or kosteten es voll aus, mir meine Fehler zu zeigen; to glory in the name/title of … → den stolzen Namen/Titel … führen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glory
[ˈglɔːrɪ]1. n → gloria; (splendour) → splendore m, magnificenza
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
2. vi to glory in sth (one's success) → gloriarsi di qc; (another's misfortune) → gustare or assaporare qc
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glory
(ˈgloːri) – plural ˈglories – noun1. fame or honour. glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.
2. a source of pride, fame etc. This building is one of the many glories of Venice.
3. the quality of being magnificent. The sun rose in all its glory.
verb to take great pleasure in. He glories in his work as an architect.
ˈglorify (-fai) verb1. to make (something) seem better than it is. That book glorified war.
2. to praise.
ˌglorifiˈcation (-fi-) nounˈglorious adjective
1. splendid; deserving great praise. a glorious career/victory.
2. very pleasant; delightful. glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious?
ˈgloriously adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
glory
→ مَجْد sláva ære Ruhm δόξα gloria kunnia gloire slava gloria 栄誉 영광 glorie ære sława glória слава ära ความมีชื่อเสียง zafer sự huy hoàng 荣誉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009