glo·ry (glôr  , gl r)n. pl. glo·ries 1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown. 2. Something conferring honor or renown. 3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your wit is your crowning glory. 4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship. 5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory. 6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness. 7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: ancient Rome in its greatest glory. 8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole. intr.v. glo·ried, glo·ry·ing, glo·ries To rejoice triumphantly; exult: a sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory. [Middle English glorie, from Old French, from Latin gl ria.] |
glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent the glory for the exploit went to the captain
2. something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the beauty and bliss of heaven
7. a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
8. another word for halo, nimbus
vb -ries, -rying, -ried
1. (intr; often foll by in) to triumph or exult
2. (intr) Obsolete to brag
interj
Informal a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
[from Old French glorie, from Latin glōria, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | glory - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" |
| 2. | glory - brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses | |
| 3. |  glory - an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | |
| Verb | 1. | glory - rejoice proudly |
glory
noun
1. honour, praise, fame, celebrity, distinction, acclaim, prestige, immortality, eminence, kudos, renown, exaltation, illustriousness He had his moment of glory when he won the London Marathon.
honour shame, disgrace, condemnation, disrepute, dishonour, infamy
honour shame, disgrace, condemnation, disrepute, dishonour, infamy
2. splendour, majesty, greatness, grandeur, nobility, pomp, magnificence, pageantry, éclat, sublimity the glory of the royal court
3. beauty, brilliance, lustre, radiance, gorgeousness, resplendence the glory of an autumn sunset
4. worship, praise, blessing, gratitude, thanksgiving, homage, adoration, veneration Glory be to God.
verb
triumph, boast, relish, revel, crow, drool, gloat, exult, take delight, pride yourself The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom.
Quotations
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write on contempt of glory, inscribe their names" [Cicero Pro Archia]
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Not in utter nakedness,"
"But trailing clouds of glory do we come" [William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality]
"We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write on contempt of glory, inscribe their names" [Cicero Pro Archia]
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Not in utter nakedness,"
"But trailing clouds of glory do we come" [William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality]
Translations
glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
A. N
1. (= honour, fame, Rel) → gloria f
glory be! → ¡gracias a Dios!
she was in her glory → estaba toda ufana
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma en la cima de su gloria
she led her team to Olympic glory → condujo a su equipo a la victoria olímpica
to go to glory (o.f.) → subir a los cielos
see also reflect A2
glory be! → ¡gracias a Dios!
she was in her glory → estaba toda ufana
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma en la cima de su gloria
she led her team to Olympic glory → condujo a su equipo a la victoria olímpica
to go to glory (o.f.) → subir a los cielos
see also reflect A2
B. VI to glory in [+ one's success etc] → enorgullecerse or jactarse de; [+ another's misfortune] → disfrutar maliciosamente de
the café glories in the name of El Dorado → el café tiene el magnífico nombre de El Dorado
the café glories in the name of El Dorado → el café tiene el magnífico nombre de El Dorado
C. CPD glory hole N → cuarto m or cajón m en desorden, leonera f
his room is something of a glory hole → su habitación parece un trastero
his room is something of a glory hole → su habitación parece un trastero
glory [ˈglɔːri]
glory
n
(= honour, fame) → Ruhm m; moment of glory → Ruhmesstunde f; covered in glory → ruhmbedeckt; she led her team to Olympic glory → sie führte ihre Mannschaft zu olympischen Ehren
(= praise) → Ehre f; glory to God in the highest → Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe; glory be! (dated inf) → du lieber Himmel! (inf)
(= beauty, magnificence) → Herrlichkeit f; the glories of the past, past glories → vergangene Herrlichkeiten pl; the glories of the desert → die Schönheiten pl → der Wüste; the rose in all its glory → die Rose in ihrer ganzen Pracht or Herrlichkeit; Rome at the height of its glory → Rom in seiner Blütezeit; they restored the car to its former glory → sie restaurierten das Auto, bis es seine frühere Schönheit wiedererlangt hatte
(= source of pride) → Stolz m
vi to glory in somebody’s attention → jds Aufmerksamkeit genießen; to glory in one’s/somebody’s success → sich in seinem/jds Erfolg sonnen; to glory in the knowledge/fact that … → das Wissen/die Tatsache, dass …, voll auskosten; they gloried in showing me my mistakes → sie genossen es or kosteten es voll aus, mir meine Fehler zu zeigen; to glory in the name/title of … → den stolzen Namen/Titel … führen
glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
1. n → gloria; (splendour) → splendore m, magnificenza
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
2. vi to glory in sth (one's success) → gloriarsi di qc; (another's misfortune) → gustare or assaporare qc
glory [ˈglɔːrɪ]
1. n → gloria; (splendour) → splendore m, magnificenza
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
Rome at the height of its glory → Roma all'apogeo della gloria
she's in her glory there (fam) → ci sguazza in quella situazione
there she was in all her glory (fam) → stava lì in tutto il suo splendore
glory be! (fam) → buon Dio!
2. vi to glory in sth (one's success) → gloriarsi di qc; (another's misfortune) → gustare or assaporare qc
n glory [ˈgloːri]
1 fame or honour glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school. roem, glorie شُهْرَه، شَرَف слава sláva, čest ære; hæder der Ruhm δόξα gloria kuulsus افتخار kunnia honneur תְּהִילָה कीर्ति slava dicsőség kejayaan heiður, sæmd gloria, onore 栄光 영광 šlovė, garbė slava; gods kebanggaan eer ære, heder chwała glória glorie слава sláva, česť slava, čast slava ära ความมีชื่อเสียง şan, şeref 光榮, 榮譽 слава شہرت اور عزت danh tiếng 光荣, 荣誉
2 a source of pride, fame etc This building is one of the many glories of Venice. roem, glorie, trots مَفْخَرَه، مَجْد красота chlouba herlighed; pragtstykke der Stolz καύχημα gloria uhkus مایه عزت ylpeydenaihe gloire כָּבוֹד וִיקָר परमेश्वर का गुण-गान znamenitost büszkeség kebanggaan stolt gloria, vanto 誇り 명예가 되는 것 pažiba, puošmena lepnums kemegahan glorie herlighet, prakt(stykke) chluba glória glorie предмет гордости pýcha ponos lepota prydnad, stolthet ความรุ่งเรือง gurur kaynağı 可誇耀的事 символ فخر اور شہرت کا ذریعہ niềm tự hào 可夸耀的事
3 the quality of being magnificent The sun rose in all its glory. glorie عَظَمَه великолепие nádhera glans; herlighed die Herrlichkeit μεγαλοπρέπεια gloria, esplendor hiilgus شکوهمندی loisto splendeur תִּפאֶרֶת महिमा sjaj dicsfény keindahan dÿrð splendore 全盛 찬란함 puikumas, didybė lieliskums; krāšņums kegemilangan glorie glans, prakt wspaniałość glória splendoare великолепие nádhera veličastnost sjaj härlighet, prakt, glans ความรุ่งโรจน์; ความรุ่งเรือง güzellik, görkem 燦爛，壯麗 пишнота شان vẻ huy hoàng 灿烂
v
to take great pleasure in He glories in his work as an architect. beroem op يُفاخِر، يَتَباهى гордея се nacházet potěšení nyde sich sonnen in απολαμβάνω, καμαρώνω για enorgullecerse de, gloriarse de mõnulema نازیدن؛ مفتخر بودن nauttia savourer לְהִתפָּאֵר बहुत प्रसन्नता uživati u örül vminek menyukai vera alsæll yfir gloriarsi, vantarsi 誇りとする 기뻐하다 didžiuotis, džiūgauti iš pasigėrėjimo lepoties seronok prat gaan op glede seg over, sole seg i glansen av szczycić się orgulhar-se a savura, a se desfăta гордиться byť hrdý na; nachádzať potešenie v uživati uživati glädja sig åt ดีใจใน gururlanmak, övünmek 自豪 упиватися مسرت حاصل کرنا tự hào 自豪
v glorify [-fai]
1 to make (something) seem better than it is That book glorified war. verheerlik, verhef يُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد превъзнасям idealizovat, vylepšit glorificere; forherlige verherrlichen ωραιοποιώ glorificar, ensalzar, idealizar ilustama بهتر و بیشتر از آنچه هست وانمود کردن ihannoida exalter לְפָאֵר उपासना करना veličati, uzdizati (fel)dicsér mengagungkan fegra esaltare 美化する 미화하다 šlovinti izskaistināt memberikan imej yang baik verheerlijken glorifisere, forherlige gloryfikować glorificar a glorifica прославлять idealizovať poveličevati slaviti förhärliga, glorifiera เชิดชู yüceltmek 美化 прикрашати عظمت دینا tô điểm 颂扬
2 to praise. ophemel يُسَبِّح، يَمْدَح славя oslavovat prise; lovprise preisen εξυμνώ, εκθειάζω glorificar, alabar ülistama تمجید کردن ylistää glorifier לְהַלֵל अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करना slaviti dicsőít memuji lofa glorificare 賛美する 찬미하다 girti, liaupsinti slavināt; cildināt mengagungkan ophemelen lovprise, berømme wychwalać louvar a slăvi восхвалять oslavovať opevati lovprisa ยกย่อง övmek 讚美 вихваляти تعریف کرنا ca ngợi 称赞
n glorifiˈcation [-fi-]
verheerliking, ophemeling تَمجيد، تَعْظيم، تَسْبيح възхвала oslavení, velebení forherligelse; glorificering die Verherrlichung, die Lobpreisung ωραιοποίηση, εξύμνηση glorificación ülistus تجلیل ylistäminen, kaunistelu glorification הַאדָרַת שֵׁם महिमागान veličanje, slavljenje dicsőítés pengagungan vegsömun, upphafning glorificazione; esaltazione 賛美 칭찬 šlovinimas, liaupsinimas slavināšana; cildināšana pengagungan verheerlijking glorifisering, berømmelse gloryfikacja glorificação glorificare прославление;восхваление oslava, glorifikácia poveličevanje slava förhärligande, lovprisande, glorifiering การสรรเสริญ övme, yüceltme 讚美 вихваляння خوبیوں کا بیان sự ca ngợi 赞美
adj glorious
1 splendid; deserving great praise a glorious career/victory. roemryke, glansryke جدير بالثَّناء والتَّمجيد великолепен skvělý; slavný prægtig; storslået ruhmvoll ένδοξος, λαμπρός glorioso hiilgav افتخار آمیز؛ باشکوه mahtava glorieux מְפוֹאָר गौरवपूर्ण, प्रसिद्ध sjajan, veličajan dicső(séges) hebat dÿrlegur glorioso 栄光ある 영광스러운 šlovingas slavens; lielisks cemerlang roemrijk strålende, ærefull chlubny glorioso glorios великолепный skvelý; slávny sijajen slavan strålande, ärofull รุ่งเรือง şanlı, şerefli 輝煌的，榮耀的 славетний عظمت، شان والا huy hoàng 辉煌的
2 very pleasant; delightful glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious? pragtige, heerlike مُمْتِع، مُفْرِح، بَهِي прекрасен nádherný pragtfuld herrlich υπέροχος magnífico, espléndido tore لذت بخش upea superbe נֶהדָר भव्य, शानदार sjajan, divan ragyogó menyenangkan dásamlegur splendido すばらしい 기쁜 puikus, nuostabus lielisks; krāšņs; brīnišķīgs baik heerlijk deilig, strålende, praktfull wspaniały glorioso superb изумительный nádherný krasen divan härlig, underbar น่ายินดี çok güzel, şahane 非常宜人的，令人欣喜的 розкішний, пишний نہایت عمدہ، بہت خوب hết sức thú vị 非常高兴的
adv gloriously
roemryk, heerlik بِصورَة مَجيدَه славно skvěle prægtigt; storslået; pragtfuldt herrlich υπέροχα gloriosamente hiilgavalt شکوهمندانه loistavasti, ihanasti glorieusement בִּפאֵר, בִּתהִילָה भव्यात्यामक sjajno, divno dicsőségesen secara menyenangkan dásamlega gloriosamente すばらしく 훌륭하게 šlovingai, puikiai slaveni; lieliski dengan gemilang roemrijk, heerlijk strålende, praktfullt chlubnie gloriosamente glorios великолепно;изумительно nádherne veličastno slavno strålande, härligt อย่างรุ่งเรือง şerefle, şahane bir şekilde 令人愉快地 пишно شاندار طریقے سے vinh quang 令人愉快地
glory → مجد sláva ære Ruhm δόξα gloria kunnia gloire slava gloria 栄誉 영광 glorie ære sława glória слава ära ความทรงเกียรติ zafer sự huy hoàng 荣誉
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