- a feminine name
- Gloria in excelsis Deo
- Gloria Patri
- the music for either of these
- [g-] a halo or its representation in art
- [g-] a glossy, closely woven cloth of cotton, rayon, silk and wool, etc.
Origin of Gloria
L, gloryGloria
Glo·ri·aWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Gloria
noun
- a. A Latin doxology beginning with the words Gloria Patri.b. A Latin doxology that is the second item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass and begins with the words Gloria in excelsis Deo.
- A musical setting for either of these doxologies.
- gloria A halo or nimbus.
Origin of Gloria
Middle English from Late Latin Glōria from Latin glōria gloryTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
- A female given name. Popular during the first half of the 20th century.
Anagrams
- Loriga
Origin
Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th century literature.
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