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[ US /ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɔːɹɪəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by grandeur
    magnificent cathedrals
    the splendid coronation ceremony
    the brilliant court life at Versailles
    a glorious work of art
  2. having or deserving or conferring glory
    a long and glorious career
    our glorious literature
  3. having great beauty and splendor
    splendid costumes
    a kind of splendiferous native simplicity
    a glorious spring morning
    a glorious sunset

How To Use glorious In A Sentence

  • Stars' glorious start to the season has hit a slight snag lately with a couple of draws, while their closest rival, Ballina, continues to string together victories.
  • He had never been a morning person before, but letting the beautiful sunrise pass without him absorbing its gloriousness in an area such as this seemed wasteful, from his perspective.
  • I love London particularly for that layered feel, for its glorious haphazardness and its unique personality, which Peter Ackroyd personisifes as William Blake's Glad Day: a radiant youth with his arms outstretched against rainbow light. MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building
  • Beautiful, green, the remoteness of Exmoor counterpointed by the glorious surf of the Atlantic beaches, coast roads with views of the craggy shoreline. Archive 2009-06-01
  • Even the en suite bathroom of the bedroom she shared with Emily could be described by no other word than glorious!
  • Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
  • One more toast on this great and glorious day of victory. Man of Honour
  • Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
  • Last week, exultant rebels in Tripoli clambered on Gaddafi's vainglorious statue of an American warplane in the grip of a mighty Libyan fist.
  • The flame was glorious - radiant with the colours of antique knighthood and the flashing gallantries of the past; but no substance fed it; flaring wildly, it tossed to and fro in the wind; it was suddenly put out.
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