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Etymology
Latin gloria

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈglɔːɹi/, SAMPA|/"glO:ri/
audio|en-us-glory.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɔːri|-ɔːri

Noun
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glory (plural: glories)

1. Great beauty or splendour, of such overwhelmingness that it is considered powerful.
2. honour|Honour and valour.
3. worship|Worship or praise, as in glory to God.
4. 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|ār, wuldor
Persian: شکوه (shokuh)
Russian: слава (sláva) f, величие (v'elíčije) n
Scottish Gaelic: cliù m, glòir f
Slovene: glorija f
Spanish: gloria f
Ukrainian: слава f, велич 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|ār
Russian: слава (sláva) f, честь (čest') f
Slovene: slava f
Ukrainian: слава f, честь 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: слава (sláva) f, хвала (χvalá) f
Scottish Gaelic: cliù m
Slovene: slava f
Ukrainian: слава f
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trans-top|optical phenomenon
Finnish: glooria
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Japanese: æ „å…‰ (えいこう, eikou), 名声 (めいせい, meisei), 名誉 (めいよ, meiyo)
ttbc|Slovak: sláva f

Verb
en-verb|glor|i|ed

1. 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.

1. To boast; to be proud.

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