plural glories
Definition of glory
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
b
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
giving glory to God
2a
: 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.
3a
: 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
4a(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
a perfect glory of a day
5
: a ring or spot of light: such as
a
: aureole
b
: a halo appearing around the shadow of an object
glory
verb
gloried; glorying
Definition of glory (Entry 2 of 3)
: to rejoice proudly
—used with in gloried in their great success
glory
interjection
variants:
or glory be
Definition of glory (Entry 3 of 3)
—used to express surprise or delight
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