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great beauty, or something special or extremely beautiful, that gives great pleasure: They want to restore the castle to its former glory. in all its/your glory The garden in all its glory is now open to the public. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. See also. crowning glory. Idioms. bask/bathe in reflected glory.
1. a. : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown. b. : worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving. giving glory to God. 2. a. : 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. 3. a.
Glory is brilliant, radiant beauty. You might admire a princess in all her glory, since she seems almost too gorgeous to be real. Glory is also a term that is sometimes used in a religious way. It means the glow or light that appears around the head of a holy person or saint, like a halo.
Glory is the fame and admiration that you gain by doing something impressive. Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race. We were still basking in the glory of our Championship win. Synonyms: honour, praise, fame, celebrity More Synonyms of glory. 2. plural noun.
Glory definition: very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown. See examples of GLORY used in a sentence.
Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. noun. glories. Great honor and admiration won by doing something important or valuable; fame; renown. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something conferring honor or renown. American Heritage. Anything bringing this. Webster's New World. A highly praiseworthy asset. Your wit is your crowning glory.
[countable] something that is beautiful, impressive, or deserves praise. The temple is one of the glories of ancient Greece. Her long black hair is her crowning glory (= most impressive feature). The city's crowning glory is its Gothic cathedral. see also reflected glory. Word Origin.
GLORY definition: 1. praise and respect you get from people for achieving something important 2. great beauty: . Learn more.
Glory is the fame and admiration that you gain by doing something impressive. 2. A person's glories are the occasions when they have done something people greatly admire which makes them famous.
glory. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English glo‧ry1 /ˈɡlɔːri/ noun (plural glories) 1 [ uncountable] the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone they admire a lot She dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion. Goran’s moment of glory came when he defeated Rafter.
