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Princeton’s WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. glory, glorification(noun)

   a state of high honor

   “he valued glory above life itself”

2. glory, resplendence, resplendency(noun)

   brilliant radiant beauty

   “the glory of the sunrise”

3. aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole(verb)

   an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

4. glory(verb)

   rejoice proudly

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. glory(Noun)

   Great beauty or splendour, that is so overwhelming it is considered powerful.

2. glory(Noun)

   Honour and valour.

3. glory(Noun)

   Worship or praise, as in glory to God.

4. glory(Noun)

   Optical phenomenon caused by water droplets.

5. glory(Verb)

   To exult with joy; to rejoice.

6. glory(Verb)

   To boast; to be proud.

Origin: From glory, glorie, from glorie, from gloria, from glōs-. Cognate with κλέος, ceallian. More at call.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Glory(noun)

   praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown

2. Glory(noun)

   that quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor

3. Glory(noun)

   pride; boastfulness; arrogance

4. Glory(noun)

   the presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven

5. Glory(noun)

   an emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line

6. Glory(noun)

   to exult with joy; to rejoice

7. Glory(noun)

   to boast; to be proud

Origin: [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See Glory, n.]

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1. Glory

   Glory is a 1989 American drama war film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. The screenplay was written by Kevin Jarre, based on the personal letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, and the novels Lay This Laurel, by Lincoln Kirstein, and One Gallant Rush, by Peter Burchard.
   The story is based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first formal unit of the US Army to be made up entirely of African American men, as told from the point of view of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, its commanding officer during the American Civil War.
   The film was co-produced by TriStar Pictures and Freddie Fields Productions, and distributed by Tri-Star Pictures in the United States. It premiered in limited release in the US on December 14, 1989, and in wide release on February 16, 1990, making $26,828,365. It was considered a moderate financial success taking into account its $18 million budget. The soundtrack, composed by James Horner in conjunction with the Boys Choir of Harlem, was released on January 23, 1990. The home video was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. On June 2, 2009, a widescreen Blu-ray version, featuring the director’s commentary and deleted scenes, was released.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Glory

   glō′ri, n. renown: honour: the occasion of praise: an object of pride: excellency: splendour: brightness: in religious symbolism, a combination of the nimbus and the aureola, but often erroneously used for the nimbus: a burst of sunlight: a luminous glow of reflected light upon clouds: vain-glory: (B.) the presence of God: the manifestation of God to the blessed in heaven: heaven.—v.i. to boast: to be proud of anything: to exult:—pa.p. glō′ried.—adj. Glō′ried (Milt.), illustrious, honourable.—ns. Glō′riole, a halo or glory; Gloriō′sa, a genus of Liliaceæ, of which the best-known species, a native of India, is a herbaceous perennial, with beautiful red and yellow flowers.—adj. Glō′rious, noble, splendid: conferring renown: (coll.) elated, tipsy.—adv. Glō′riously.—ns. Glō′riousness; Glō′ry-hole, an opening through which to see the inside of a furnace: a place for concealing articles of value; Glō′rying, boasting; Glō′ry-pea, a leguminous Australian plant with red flowers. [O. Fr. glorie—L. gloria (for cloria), akin to clarus, from root of L. cluēre, Gr. klu-ein, to be famed; Eng. loud.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. glory

   The five senses of the dead.

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Glory’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #4169

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Glory’ in Nouns Frequency: #1987

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glory in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Glory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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• مجدArabic
• славаBelarusian
• славаBulgarian
• slávaCzech
• RuhmGerman
• μεγαλείο, λαμπρότητα, δόξαGreek
• gloroEsperanto
• gloriaSpanish
• ستایش, شکوهPersian
• ylistys, loisto, kunnia, glooria, sumuvarjoFinnish
• gloireFrench
• eareWestern Frisian
• glòir, cliùScottish Gaelic
• הדר, כָּבוֹדHebrew
• यश, प्रतिष्ठाHindi
• փառք, շքեղություն, փառաբանությունArmenian
• kejayaanIndonesian
• gloriaItalian
• תהילהHebrew
• 栄光, 名声, 名誉, 栄誉Japanese
• ವೈಭವKannada
• 영광, 명예Korean
• gloriaLatin
• slavaLatvian
• korōriaMāori
• славаMacedonian
• glorie, pracht, lof, luister, eer, roem, dankzeggingDutch
• ære, glorie, prakt, prisNorwegian
• chwała, sławaPolish
• glóriaPortuguese
• glorie, slavăRomanian
• величие, слава, хвала, честьRussian
• slava, славаSerbo-Croatian
• slávaSlovak
• slavaSlovene
• praktSwedish
• மகிமைTamil
• గ్లోరీTelugu
• ความรุ่งโรจน์Thai
• luwalhatiTagalog
• şanTurkish
• слава, велич, честьUkrainian
• פּראַכטYiddish
• 榮耀Chinese

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