plural glories
1
a
: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
b
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
giving glory to God
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
: 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
4
a(1)
: great beauty and splendor : magnificence
… the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.—
E. A. Poe
E. A. Poe
(2)
: something marked by beauty or resplendence
a perfect glory of a day
b
: the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven
broadly
: eternity
5
gloried; glorying
: to rejoice proudly
—used with in
gloried in their great success
Examples of glory in a Sentence
Noun
As a young soldier he dreamed of winning military glory.
He now has only a few trophies to remind him of the glory of his athletic career.
Let us give glory to God.
The glory of the town is its fountain.
an art exhibit showing off the glories of ancient civilizations
The new owners are trying to restore the company to its former glory.
The beautiful art reminds us of the glory of the empire.
Verb
the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series
Interjection
glory! I thought I'd never see this day come
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Noun
Now a consortium of investors that includes the former Yoox Net-a-porter Group chairman and chief executive officer Federico Marchetti plans to restore the hotel to its former glory.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
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Verb
Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
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“Glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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glory
1 of 2 noun
glo·ry
ˈglōr-ē 
ˈglȯr-
plural glories
1
a
: praise, honor, or distinction given by common consent
b
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
2
a
: something that brings praise or renown
b
: a distinguished quality or brilliant asset
the glory of the town was its fountain
3
a
: great beauty : splendor sense 2
b
: the splendor and bliss of heaven
4
: a height of prosperity or achievement
in her glory when she's painting
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