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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Glory — • In the English version of the Bible the word Glory, one of the commonest in the Scripture, is used to translate several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, and the Greek doxa in the New Testament. Sometimes the Catholic versions employ… … Catholic encyclopedia
Glory — may refer to:In religion *Glory (religion), in Judeo Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God s presence; see also Hod (Kabbalah) * Glory, a term in Christian art for a halo surrounding the whole body of a person. *Glory Be to the… … Wikipedia
Glory — Glo ry (gl[=o] r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle os, Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See {Loud}.] 1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glory — Glo ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glorying}.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To exult with joy; to rejoice. [1913 Webster] Glory ye in his holy name. Ps. cv.? … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glory in — ˈglory in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they glory in he/she/it glories in present participle glorying in past tense gloried in past … Useful english dictionary
Glory — Glory: «Glory» (Glory (англ.)) научный спутник, запуск которого окончился неудачей в марте 2011 года. «Glory» альбом канадского рэпера Manafest, вышедший в 2006 году … Википедия
glory — ► NOUN (pl. glories) 1) high renown or honour won by notable achievements. 2) magnificence; great beauty. 3) a very beautiful or impressive thing. 4) worship and thanksgiving offered to God. ► VERB (glory in) 1) … English terms dictionary
glory — [glôr′ē] n. pl. glories [ME glorie < OFr < L gloria] 1. a) great honor and admiration won by doing something important or valuable; fame; renown b) anything bringing this 2. worshipful adoration or praise 3. the condition of highest… … English World dictionary
Glory — Título Tiempos de gloria o Gloria Ficha técnica Dirección Edward Zwick Producción Freddie Fields … Wikipedia Español
glory — [n1] fame, importance celebrity, dignity, distinction, eminence, exaltation, grandeur, greatness, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, magnificence, majesty, nobility, praise, prestige, renown, reputation, splendor, sublimity, triumph;… … New thesaurus
Glory Be — • The doxology in the form in which we know it has been used since about the seventh century all over Western Christendom, except in one corner Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
