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glory be to God


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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
glo•ry /ˈglɔri/USA pronunciation   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]
  1. 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),USA pronunciation 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 Arta 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. Meteorologyanticorona.
  10. Idioms go to glory, to die. Also, go to one's glory. 

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

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

interj. 
  1. 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. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fame, eminence, celebrity.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brilliance, refulgence, effulgence.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgrace, obloquy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glory / ˈɡlɔːrɪ/ ( -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
 ( -ries, -rying, -ried)
  1. (intransitive) often followed by in: to triumph or exult
  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
'glory be to God' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gloria in Excelsis Deo - glory

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