glorifying

Variant of glorify

transitive verb glorified, glorifying

  1. to make glorious; give glory to
  2. to exalt and honor (God), as in worship
  3. to praise extravagantly; honor; extol
  4. to make seem better, larger, finer, etc. than is actually the case

Origin: ME glorifien < OFr glorifier < LL(Ec) glorificare: see glory & -fy

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