Glory word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "glory" word

[noun] brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise"
[noun] an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
[noun] a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
[verb] rejoice proudly

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\Glo"ry\, n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. ?, Skr. ?ravas glory, praise, ?ru to hear. See {Loud}.] 1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown. Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14. Spread his glory through all countries wide. --Spenser. 2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor. Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P. Sidney. Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak. Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young. 3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance. In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman. 4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii. 24. 5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line. Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole body, aureola or aureole. {Glory hole}, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace, exposing the brilliant white light of the interior. --Knight. {Glory pea} (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants ({Clianthus Dampieri} and {C. puniceus}) of Australia and New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers. {Glory tree} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus {Clerodendron}, showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions.
\Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glorying}.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.] 1. To exult with joy; to rejoice. Glory ye in his holy name. --Ps. cv.? 2. To boast; to be proud. God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. --Gal. vi. 14 No one . . . should glory in his prosperity. --Richardson.

Synonyms for glory

aura, aureole, glorification, gloriole, halo, nimbus, resplendence, resplendency

Related terms: apotheosis, bepraisement, Beulah Land, blazing light, bright light, brilliancy, chirrup, circlet, deification, effulgence, elaborateness, eminence, eternal return, eternity, famousness, fulgor, gloat over, grandiosity, infinite mercy, memorability, name, otherworld, proudness, publicity, radiant splendor, reputation, ritziness, roundel, solar corona, veneration

The fun area, different aproach to word »glory«

Let's analyse "glory" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YROLG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. .-.. --- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: glory: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: glory: 7 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 7 = 32, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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