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glory

UK/ˈɡlɔːɹi/ US/ˈɡloːɹɪj/ common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a state of high honor

  • “he valued glory above life itself”
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2.

brilliant radiant beauty

  • “the glory of the sunrise”
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3.

verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor.

Phrases

  • Autumn Glory
  • blaze of glory
  • cover oneself in glory
  • crowning glory
  • dark jungle glory
  • degree of glory
  • glory be

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