Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Glory
Glo′ry
(glō′ry̆; 111)
, Noun.
[OE.
glorie
, OF. glorie
, gloire
, F. gloire
, fr. L. gloria
; prob. akin to Gr. κλέος
, Skr. çravas
glory, praise, çru
to hear. See Loud
.] 1.
Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.
Glory
to God in the highest. Luke ii. 14.
Spread his
glory
through all countries wide. Spenser.
2.
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.
Think it no
glory
to swell in tyranny. Sir P. Sidney.
Jewels lose their
glory
if neglected. Shakespeare
Your sex’s
glory
't is to shine unknown. Young.
3.
Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
In
glory
of thy fortunes. Chapman.
4.
The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to
glory
. Ps. lxxiii. 24.
5.
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.
☞ This is the general term; when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole body, aureola or aureole.
Glory hole
, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace, exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
Knight.
– Glory pea
(Bot.)
, the name of two leguminous plants (
– Clianthus Dampieri
and C. puniceus
) of Australia and New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers. Glory tree
(Bot.)
, a name given to several species of the verbenaceous genus
Clerodendron
, showy flowering shrubs of tropical regions.Glo′ry
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gloried
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glorying
.] 1.
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory
ye in his holy name. Ps. cv.[GREEK]
2.
To boast; to be proud.
God forbid that I should
glory
, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. vi. 14
No one . . . should
glory
in his prosperity. Richardson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Glory
GLO'RY
,Noun.
1.
Brightness; luster; splendor. The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory,when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory. 2 Pet.1.
In this passage of Peter, the latter word glory refers to the visible splendor or bright cloud that overshadowed Christ at his transfiguration. The former word glory, though the same in the original, is to be understood in a figurative sense.
2.
Splendor; magnificence. Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one
of these. Matt.vi.
3.
The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.4.
Praise ascribed in adoration; honor. Glory to God in the highest. Luke 2.
5.
Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity. The hero pants for glory in the field. It was the glory of Howard to relieve the wretched.6.
The felicity of heaven prepared for the children of God; celestial bliss. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,and afterwards receive me to glory. Ps.73.
7.
In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it. The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam.4.
8.
The divine perfections or excellence. The heavens declare the glory of God. Ps.19.
9.
Honorable representation of God. 1 Cor. 11.8. 10. Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.
Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. Is.13.
11. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory.
12. Generous pride.
GLO'RY
,Verb.
I.
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name. Ps.105. 1 Chron. 16.
1.
To boast; to be proud of. No one should glory in his prosperity.