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Webster 1913 Edition


Gloria


Glo′ri-a

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Noun.
[L., glory.]
(Eccl.)
(a)
A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
(b)
A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high), and also of the communion service in some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in English is used.
(c)
The musical setting of a gloria.

Definition 2024


Glória

Glória

English

Proper noun

Glória

  1. A municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Glória.


Portuguese

Proper noun

Glória

  1. Glória (municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil)

glória

glória

Hungarian

Noun

glória (plural glóriák)

  1. halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative glória glóriák
accusative glóriát glóriákat
dative glóriának glóriáknak
instrumental glóriával glóriákkal
causal-final glóriáért glóriákért
translative glóriává glóriákká
terminative glóriáig glóriákig
essive-formal glóriaként glóriákként
essive-modal
inessive glóriában glóriákban
superessive glórián glóriákon
adessive glóriánál glóriáknál
illative glóriába glóriákba
sublative glóriára glóriákra
allative glóriához glóriákhoz
elative glóriából glóriákból
delative glóriáról glóriákról
ablative glóriától glóriáktól
Possessive forms of glória
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. glóriám glóriáim
2nd person sing. glóriád glóriáid
3rd person sing. glóriája glóriái
1st person plural glóriánk glóriáink
2nd person plural glóriátok glóriáitok
3rd person plural glóriájuk glóriáik

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gloria, from Latin gloria, from Old Latin *gnōria, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know, recognize) or *ǵnoh₃ris (knowledge).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/
  • Hyphenation: gló‧ri‧a

Noun

glória f (plural glórias)

  1. glory (great beauty or splendour)
  2. glory (honour and valour)
  3. glory (worship or praise)