Translate glory | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of glory
noun (plural glories)
1high renown or honor won by notable achievements:to fight and die for the glory of one’s nation praise, worship, and thanksgiving offered to God.
2magnificence; great beauty:the train has been restored to all its former glory (often
glories)
a thing that is beautiful or distinctive; a special cause for pride, respect, or delight:the glories of Paris the splendor and bliss of heaven:with the saints in glory
3a luminous ring or halo, especially as depicted around the head of Jesus Christ or a saint.
verb
[no object] (glory in) take great pride or pleasure in:they were individuals who gloried in their independence exult in unpleasantly or boastfully:readers tended to defend their paper or even to glory in its bias
