[
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
- Even the Magdalene herself, eyes turned in horror from the abandoned grave to the radiant glory of the seraphim, had the faint touch of that naiveté in her eyes.
- And as the Roman Consuls held this to be the principal praise of their glory, they had this title curiously sculptured in marble on the Quirinal and in the forum of Trajan --- "Most powerful gift in a Prince is liberality [12]. History of the Incas
- 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.