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an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage an altarpiece depicting God seated on His throne and bathed in celestial glory

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verb

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interjection

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Recent Examples of glory
Noun
Longoria doesn’t try to recreate that glory but applies a similar formula, adding a pinch of Mexican cultural identity and bilingualism to a recipe that worked so well for the Rob-and-Ryan series. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 The show is set in the offices of a historic but now gutted Toledo, Ohio, newspaper, the Truth-Teller, and centers on an optimistic new editor, Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), and his efforts to restore some of the publication’s former glory with help from its (non-journalist) employees. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The best way to remember Jones is by going to the Python movies and TV episodes and glorying in that great gift of laughter. Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2020 Fleabag of old would’ve gloried in sharing this carnal victory with the camera. Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for glory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glory
Noun
  • At Tuesday afternoon’s press conference, Bigelow was greeted with rapturous applause, much to her delight.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The moment had members of the crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on their feet, while Alcaraz soaked up the applause with a huge grin.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The adventurous archaeologist travels the globe looking for missing artifacts and historical treasures.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Treat them with the same care as your home, your investments, and your family treasures.
    Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That is more relevant to his departure than those initial flashes of brilliance.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Success is the result of serial effort, not one-time brilliance.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These stellar fireworks generated extraordinarily powerful galactic winds, first detected in 2019, spanning a whopping 326,200 light-years, propelling gas and dust outward into the galaxy's vast halo of hot gas, known as the circumgalactic medium, or CGM.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Hinkle opts for flat twists, halo braids, and two-strand twists to minimize manipulation and keep the scalp accessible for moisturizing.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But all the accolades mean nothing in Week 1, and the Eagles will be without a powerful run stopper who can also get to the quarterback throughout their NFC East battle with the Cowboys.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If anything, The Studio reinforces how, for all his accolades, Scorsese still struggles to raise money to shoot his films.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And one of its brightest jewels was under water.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Deep and jewel-toned, Perry says that a striking crimson red makes for a perfect fall shade.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Initially, scientists believed these features might be flows of salty water or brine, which remained liquid long enough to travel down the aureole.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
  • Jacob knew from photographs the goblin face, the aureole of whitening hair.
    Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023

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“Glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glory. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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