Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Great beauty and splendor.

    Pracht, Herrlichkeit, Prunk

    великоле́пиеvelikolépije, сла́ваsláva, вели́чиеvelíčije

    сла́ваsláva, вели́чvelýč

    brilliant radiant beauty

  2. (countable, uncountable)Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

    Ruhm, Glorie, Ehre

    сла́ваsláva, честьčestʹ, хвала́xvalá

    сла́ваsláva, честьčestʹ, хвала́xvalá

  3. (countable, uncountable)That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Worship or praise.

    Rühmen, Glorie

    сла́ваsláva, хвала́xvalá

    сла́ваsláva

  5. (countable, uncountable)An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.

    Glanz, Glorie, Brillianz

    сия́ниеsijánije, блескblesk

  6. (countable, uncountable)Victory; success.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.

  9. (countable, uncountable)Something glorious.

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

Examples

111 sentences
  1. Let's drink to glory.

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  2. I have zinnias and morning glories in my garden.

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  3. Thus passes the glory of the world.

    Так минає слава світу.

    ruТак проходит слава мира.

    deSo vergeht der Ruhm der Welt.

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  4. Never forget, life is a glory!

    Ніколи не забувай, що життя — це тріумф!

    deVergessen Sie nie, das Leben ist eine Herrlichkeit!

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  5. Cossack glory has long been glorious.

    Слава козача здавна славна.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
great beauty or splendour:
honour, admiration, or distinction:
Русский
By meaning 3
great beauty or splendour:
honour, admiration, or distinction:
optical phenomenon:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
great beauty or splendour:
honour, admiration, or distinction:
worship or praise:
optical phenomenon:

Origin

From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“g

From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor.

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