glory

UK: /ˈglɔːri/ US: /ˈglɔri/ ,(glôr′ē, glōr′ē)

Inflections of 'glory' (n): npl: glories

Inflections of 'glory' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

glories

v 3rd person singular

glorying

v pres p

gloried

v past

gloried

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

glo•ry /ˈglɔri/   n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. 
n. 

1. very great praise, honor, fame, or distinction;
   renown:
   [uncountable] He won great glory.
2. wonderful beauty or magnificence;
   splendor:
   [uncountable] the glory of autumn.
3. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration;
   an object of pride or beauty:
   [countable] the glories of ancient Greece.

v. [~ + in]

4. to rejoice proudly:
   They gloried in their children's success.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

glo•ry  (glôr′ē, glōr′ē), n., pl. -ries, adj., v., -ried, -ry•ing, interj. 
n. 

1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent;
   renown:
   to win glory on the field of battle.
2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration;
   a distinguished ornament or an object of pride:
   a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry.
3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving:
   Give glory to God.
4. resplendent beauty or magnificence:
   the glory of autumn.
5. a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.
6. a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.:
   She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby.
7. the splendor and bliss of heaven;
   heaven.
8. Fine Art a ring, circle, or surrounding radiance of light represented about the head or the whole figure of a sacred person, as Christ or a saint;
   a halo, nimbus, or aureole.
9. Meteorology anticorona.
10. Idioms go to glory, to die. Also, go to one's glory. 

adj. 

11. Idioms glory days or years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like:
    the glory days of radio.

v.i. 

12. to exult with triumph;
    rejoice proudly (usually fol. by in):
    Their father gloried in their success.
13. [Obs.] to boast.

interj. 

14. Also, glo′ry be′. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).

• Latin glōria
• Old French glorie
• Middle English 1300–50

glo′ry•ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. fame, eminence, celebrity.
• 4. brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.

Antonyms

• 1. disgrace, obloquy.

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glory / ˈɡlɔːrɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent
2. something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
3. 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. the beauty and bliss of heaven
7. a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
8. another word for halo, nimbus

verb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)

1. (intransitive) often followed by in: to triumph or exult

interjection

1. a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin