glory
Great beauty and splendorGreat beauty and splendor.
» Let's drink to glory.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)Great beauty and splendor.
Pracht, Herrlichkeit, Prunk
великоле́пиеvelikolépije, сла́ваsláva, вели́чиеvelíčije
сла́ваsláva, вели́чvelýč
brilliant radiant beauty
(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
(countable, uncountable)That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
(countable, uncountable)Worship or praise.
Rühmen, Glorie
сла́ваsláva, хвала́xvalá
сла́ваsláva
(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
(countable, uncountable)Victory; success.
(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.
(countable, uncountable)The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
(countable, uncountable)Something glorious.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
Examples
111 sentencesLet's drink to glory.
I have zinnias and morning glories in my garden.
Thus passes the glory of the world.
Так минає слава світу.
ruТак проходит слава мира.
deSo vergeht der Ruhm der Welt.
Never forget, life is a glory!
Ніколи не забувай, що життя — це тріумф!
deVergessen Sie nie, das Leben ist eine Herrlichkeit!
Cossack glory has long been glorious.
Слава козача здавна славна.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“gFrom 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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Forms
plural: gloriesSynonyms
14 synonyms- brilliant radiant beauty:resplendenceresplendency
- a state of high honor:glorification
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint:auraaureolehalonimbusgloriole
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable