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glory


Definition: Meaning of, glory in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡlɔːri /

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glory glories
  1. [uncountable] the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone they admire a lot
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  2. [countable] an achievement that is greatly admired or respected, or makes you very proud
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  3. [uncountable] when something is beautiful and impressive in appearance
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  4. bask/bathe in somebody's/something's (reflected) glory to share some of the importance and praise that belongs to someone close to you
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  5. glory days a time in the past when someone was admired
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  6. to the (greater) glory of somebody/something formal in order to increase the honour that is given to someone or something
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  7. Glory (be) to God/Jesus etc spoken used to say that God deserves praise, honour, and thanks
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glory gloried gloried
Present Participle Third Person Singular
glorying glories
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glory used in phrases

  • Japanese morning glory (noun)
    1. annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide colour range and frilled or double flowers
  • Land of Hope and Glory
    1. a song, based on the music from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, which praises Britain and is often sung on PATRIOTIC occasions
  • Old Glory (noun)
    1. the flag of the US
  • beach morning glory (noun)
    1. a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas
  • common morning glory (noun)
    1. annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
    2. pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers
  • glory fern (noun)
    1. named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
  • glory hole (noun)
    1. a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
  • glory lily (noun)
    1. any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
  • glory pea (noun)
    1. any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
  • imperial Japanese morning glory (noun)
    1. hybrid from Ipomoea nil
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