- very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride: a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry.
- adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God.
- resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn.
- a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity.
- a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.: She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby.
- the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven.
- a ring, circle, or surrounding radiance of light represented about the head or the whole figure of a sacred person, as Christ or a saint; a halo, nimbus, or aureole.
- anticorona.
- to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually followed by in): Their father gloried in their success.
- to boast.
- Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.).
- the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like: the glory days of radio.
- to die.
- exaltation, praise, or honour, as that accorded by general consent
- something that brings or is worthy of praise (esp in the phrase crowning glory)
- thanksgiving, adoration, or worship
- pomp; splendour
- radiant beauty; resplendence
- the beauty and bliss of heaven
- a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
- another word for halo, nimbus
- to triumph or exult
- to brag
- a mild interjection to express pleasure or surprise (often in the exclamatory phrase glory be!)
