English
Etymology
Latin gloria
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËglÉËɹi/, SAMPA|/"glO:ri/
audio|en-us-glory.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉËri|-ÉËri
Noun
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glory (plural: glories)
- Great beauty or splendour, of such overwhelmingness that it is considered powerful.
- honour|Honour and valour.
- worship|Worship or praise, as in glory to God.
- optical|Optical phenomenon caused by water dropplets.
Translations
trans-top|great beauty or splendour
Dutch: glorie f, luister m, pracht m or f
French: gloire f
Italian: gloria f
trans-mid
Old English: ar#Old English|Är, wuldor
Persian: Ø´Ú©ÙÙ (shokuh)
Russian: Ñлава (sláva) f, велиÑие (v'elÃÄije) n
Scottish Gaelic: cliù m, glòir f
Slovene: glorija f
Spanish: gloria f
Ukrainian: Ñлава f, Ð²ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ñ f
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trans-top|honour and valour
Dutch: glorie f, eer m or f, roem m
Finnish: kunnia
French: gloire f
Italian: gloria f
trans-mid
Old English: ar#Old English|Är
Russian: Ñлава (sláva) f, ÑеÑÑÑ (Äest') f
Slovene: slava f
Ukrainian: Ñлава f, ÑеÑÑÑ f
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trans-top|worship or praise
Dutch: lof m, dankzegging f
Finnish: ylistys
French: gloire f
Italian: gloria f
trans-mid
Russian: Ñлава (sláva) f, Ñ
вала (Ïvalá) f
Scottish Gaelic: cliù m
Slovene: slava f
Ukrainian: Ñлава f
trans-bottom
trans-top|optical phenomenon
Finnish: glooria
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Japanese: æ å
(ãããã, eikou), å声 (ãããã, meisei), åèª (ããã, meiyo)
ttbc|Slovak: sláva f
Verb
en-verb|glor|i|ed
- To exult with joy; to rejoice.
#* 1891: w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Tess of the d'Urbervilles
#:: He says he glories in what happened, and that good may be done indirectly; but I wish he would not so wear himself out now he is getting old, and would leave such pigs to their wallowing.
- To boast; to be proud.
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