plural glories
1 a
: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
b
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
2 a
: something that secures praise or renown - the glory of a brilliant career
b
: a distinguished quality or asset - The glory of the city is its Gothic cathedral.
3 a (1)
: great beauty and splendor : magnificence - the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome
- —E. A. Poe
(2)
: something marked by beauty or resplendence
b
: the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven;
broadly
: eternity
4 a
: a state of great gratification or exaltation - when she's acting she's in her glory
b
: a height of prosperity or achievement - ancient Rome in its glory
5
: a ring or spot of light: such as
b
: a halo appearing around the shadow of an object