[
US
/ˈɡɫɔɹi/
]
[ UK /ɡlˈɔːɹi/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɔːɹi/ ]
VERB
- rejoice proudly
NOUN
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
-
brilliant radiant beauty
the glory of the sunrise -
a state of high honor
he valued glory above life itself
How To Use glory In A Sentence
- The heroic deeds of this brave and noble Irishman have brought honour and glory to his native land.
- The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city.
- We have come to see the tornado in all of its glory, not the ant-like humans that scurry about in its path.
- Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!
- The grade II listed building has been restored to its former glory as part of a £180,000 project.
- The litter on the boreen in Tullyvarraga, black bags of household rubbish thrown in over the wall, is a shame, a black spot in the quest for Tidy Towns glory.
- Over the south door, the twelfth-century carving of Christ in Glory is seated in a niche, within the traditional mandorla.
- The photographs of black cotton pickers, including young children, are reminders of the harsh reality underlying the glory.
- For all its heart-thumping glory, it can also come with a heavy-duty helping of awkwardness and anxiety.
- The forwards also seemed intent on glory as several rolling mauls were stopped dead in their tracks when the wingers were standing idle and unmarked on the flanks.