Gloria
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Glo·ri·a
(glôr′ē-ə)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.
[Middle English, from Late Latin Glōria, from Latin glōria, glory.]
gloria
(ˈɡlɔːrɪə)n
1. (Textiles) a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
2. (Art Terms) a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
[C16: from Latin: glory]
Gloria
(ˈɡlɔːrɪə; -ˌɑː)n
1. (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
Glo•ri•a in Ex•cel•sis De•o
(ˈglɔr i ə ɪn ɛkˈsɛl sɪs ˈdeɪ oʊ, ˈgloʊr-)n.
the hymn beginning “Glory in the highest to God.”
gloria
A Latin word meaning glory, used to mean a hymn in praise of God that begins with this word.