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glorify

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Main Entry: glo·ri·fy
Pronunciation: \ˈglr-ə-ˌfī\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): glo·ri·fied; glo·ri·fy·ing
Etymology: Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare, from gloria
Date: 14th century

1 a : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration b : to elevate to celestial glory
2 : to light up brilliantly
3 a : to represent as glorious : extol <a song glorifying romantic love> b : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition <the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job>
4 : to give glory to (as in worship)

glo·ri·fi·ca·tion \ˌglr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

glo·ri·fi·er \ˈglr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun


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