Glory Definition
glôrē
gloried, glories, glorying
noun
glories
Great honor and admiration won by doing something important or valuable; fame; renown.
Webster's New World
Something conferring honor or renown.
American Heritage
Anything bringing this.
Webster's New World
A highly praiseworthy asset.
Your wit is your crowning glory.
American Heritage
Worshipful adoration or praise.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
gloried, glories, glorying
To be very proud; rejoice; exult.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
gone to glory
- dead
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in one's glory
- at one's best, happiest, most gratified, etc.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Glory
- gone to glory
- in one's glory
Origin of Glory
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From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *glōs-, *gals-, *galos- (“voice, cry”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos, “rumor, report”), Old English ceallian (“to cry out, shout, call”). More at call.
From Wiktionary
Middle English glorie from Old French from Latin glōria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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