Gloria (redirected from Glorias)

Glo·ri·a  (glôr-, glr-)

n.

1.

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.

2. A musical setting for either of these doxologies.

3. gloria A halo or nimbus.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin Glria, from Latin glria, glory.]

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gloria [ˈglɔːrɪə]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art

[from Latin: glory]

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Gloria [ˈglɔːrɪə -ˌɑː]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies

2. (Music, other) a musical setting of one of these