glory Definition

glory
noun glories

1. Great honour and prestige.

Thesaurus: fame, renown, honour, distinction, prestige, celebrity, eminence, illustriousness; Antonym: obscurity.
2. Great beauty or splendour.

Thesaurus: splendour, radiance, effulgence, majesty, brilliance, sumptuousness, richness, beauty.
3. Praise and thanks given to God.

Thesaurus: worship, adoration, blessing, benediction.
4. A greatly-admired asset.

Example: Patience is her crowning glory
5. A halo eg round a saint's head in a painting.
6. The splendour and blessedness of heaven.

verb

intr
glories, gloried, glorying
1. To feel or show great delight or pride in it.

Thesaurus: delight, revel, rejoice, relish, exult, gloat, crow, pride oneself, boast.
Form: glory in something (usually)

exclamation

1. rather dated
Expressing surprise or amazement.
Form: glory be (also)

Etymology: 14c: from Latin gloria.