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glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj
1. having or full of glory; illustrious 2. conferring glory or renown a glorious victory 3. brilliantly beautiful 4. delightful or enjoyable 5. Informal drunk gloriously adv gloriousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
glorious adjective 1. splendid, beautiful, bright, brilliant, shining, superb, divine, gorgeous, dazzling, radiant, resplendent, splendiferous (facetious) a glorious Edwardian opera house splendid awful, dull, horrible, unpleasant, gloomy, dreary, unimpressive 2. delightful, fine, wonderful, excellent, heavenly (informal), marvellous, splendid, gorgeous, pleasurable, splendiferous (facetious) We opened the window and let in the glorious evening air. 3. illustrious, famous, celebrated, distinguished, noted, grand, excellent, honoured, magnificent, noble, renowned, elevated, eminent, triumphant, majestic, famed, sublime He had a glorious career spanning more than six decades. illustrious ordinary, minor, unknown, trivial, unimportant Translations glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] ADJ [career, victory] → glorioso; [weather, view] → magnífico it was a glorious muddle (iro) → la confusión era mayúscula glorious [ˈglɔːriəs] adj [victory] → glorieux/euse; [success] → brillant(e) [future, career] → brillant(e); [past] → glorieux/euse (= beautiful) [day, weather] → magnifique glorious glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj (deeds, victory) → glorioso/a; (weather, view) → stupendo/a, magnifico/a; (colours) → festoso/a glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj (deeds, victory) → glorioso/a; (weather, view) → stupendo/a, magnifico/a; (colours) → festoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yet the result is also a theological aesthetics (here, in dialogue with von Bahhasar) that recovers the beautiful in both ethical and incarnational terms (against the iconoclastic tradition of Reformation thought), even as the beautiful both reveals and conceals the gloriousness of God. In order to move forward, we need to accept--no, celebrate--the gloriousness that diversity brings to our art. A pedagogics of forgiveness is not, however, a curriculum that attempts to vilify parts of history, but rather presents both sides of the story: the gloriousness as well as the guiltiness of "our" past. |
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