glory

n., pl., -ries.

1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
2. Something conferring honor or renown.
3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your wit is your crowning glory.
4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory.
6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: ancient Rome in its greatest glory.
8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.

intr.v., -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.
To rejoice triumphantly; exult: a sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.

[Middle English glorie, from Old French, from Latin glōria.]

noun

1. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.
2. Something meriting the highest praise or regard: grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, greatness, majesty, splendor. See praise/blame.
3. Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal glitz. See beautiful/ugly.

verb

To feel or express an uplifting joy over a success or victory: crow, exult, jubilate, triumph. See happy/unhappy.

n

Definition: boast
Antonyms: blasphemy, profanity

n

Definition: fame, importance
Antonyms: dishonor, disrepute, unimportance, unknown

n

Definition: great beauty
Antonyms: ugliness

v

Definition: boast, exult
Antonyms: condemn, criticize

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The luminous halo encircling the head of a sacred person and the radiance or luminous emanation encompassing the whole.

glory

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IN BRIEF: n. - Brilliant radiant beauty; An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; A state of high honor. v. - Rejoice proudly.

The lads that will die in their glory and never be old.

Quotes:

"All glory comes from daring to begin." - Eugene F. Ware

"The fire of glory is the torch of the mind." - Source Unknown

"True glory lies in noble deeds." - Source Unknown

"God gave man the challenge of raw materials -- not the ease of finished things. He left the pictures unpainted and the music unsung and the problems unsolved, that man might know the joys and glories of creation." - Source Unknown

"I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love." - Thomas Traherne

"Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves." - Joseph P. Thompson

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ære, herlighed, glorie, pragt, glans
v. intr. - glæde sig over, kro sig af, rose sig af

idioms:

• go to glory    himle, dø

Nederlands (Dutch)
glorie, lof, faam, intense blijheid, aureool, tegenzon, trots zijn, zich verheugen in

Français (French)
n. - (Relig) gloire, splendeur, fierté
v. intr. - être très fier de

idioms:

• glory be!    Dieu merci
• go to glory    aller ad patres (euph), mourir (euph)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Herrlichkeit, Ruhm, Verdienst, Ehre
v. - stolz sein

idioms:

• glory be!    ach du lieber Himmel! (ugs.), Himmel noch mal! (ugs.), himmlisch!
• go to glory    (Slang) sterben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δόξα, λαμπρότητα, μεγαλείο, (ένδοξη) φήμη, τιμή, δόξα
v. - αγάλλομαι, γεμίζω χαρά, καμαρώνω

idioms:

• go to glory    (καθομ.) πεθαίνω, με γράφει η ιστορία

Italiano (Italian)
gloria, splendore, fama

idioms:

• a blaze of glory    enorme successo, in bellezza
• go to glory    morire, rendere l'anima

Português (Portuguese)
n. - glória (f), céu (m), honra (f)
v. - triunfar

idioms:

• go to glory    morrer

Русский (Russian)
слава, великолепие, ореол, гордиться, торжествовать

idioms:

• a blaze of glory    сиянье славы
• go to glory    приказать долго жить

Español (Spanish)
n. - gloria, fama, nombradía, renombre, magnificencia, felicidad completa
v. intr. - exaltar, regocijarse en, enaltecer

idioms:

• glory be!    gracias a Dios!
• go to glory    morirse, subir a los cielos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ära, berömmelse, lov och pris, salighet, prakt, glansdagar, gloria
v. - vara stolt över, berömma sig av

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
光荣, 荣誉, 荣耀, 骄傲, 狂喜, 自豪, 喜悦

idioms:

• go to glory    死

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 光榮, 榮譽, 榮耀
v. intr. - 驕傲, 狂喜, 自豪, 喜悅

idioms:

• go to glory    死

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 영광, 감사, 아름다움, 행복
v. intr. - 즐거워 하다, 자랑으로 삼다

idioms:

• go to glory    파괴되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 栄光, 名誉, 誇りとなるもの, 栄華, 繁栄, すばらしさ, 天国, 天上の至福, 賛美, 天上の栄光, 壮観, 大喜び, 後光
v. - 誇る, 大いに喜ぶ

idioms:

• go to glory    昇天する, 死ぬ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عظمه, شهرة (فعل) يفاخر, يبتهج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תהילה, כבוד, פרסום, הדר, יופי, הכרת תודה, הילה, זוהר השמיים‬
v. intr. - ‮התפאר‬

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