A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches
A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high), and also of the communion service in some churches
a US writer and feminist who was a leading member of the women's movement in the 1960s, and started the magazine called Ms (1934- ). born March 25, 1934, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. U.S. political activist, feminist, and editor. She began her career as a writer and journalist in New York and became deeply involved in the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s. In 1971 she was a founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, and in 1972 she founded Ms., a trendsetting magazine that she subsequently edited, to treat contemporary issues from a feminist perspective. In the 1970s and '80s she founded or cofounded other women's organizations, including the National Organization for Women. Her books include Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983), Marilyn (1986), and Revolution from Within (1992)
orig. Gloria May Josephine Svensson born March 17, 1899, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died April 4, 1983, New York, N.Y. U.S. film actress. She played minor roles in comedies at the Mack Sennett studio before she was hired by Cecil B. DeMille and achieved stardom in a series of farces, including Male and Female (1919), Zaza (1923), and Madame Sans-Gêne (1925). The glamorous queen of silent movies, she formed her own production company with backing from her lover Joseph P. Kennedy, making Sadie Thompson (1928) and then the disastrous Queen Kelly (1928). After The Trespasser (1929), her first talkie, and several lighter vehicles, she tired of the poor scripts available, stopped making films, and started several business ventures outside the motion-picture industry. She made an acclaimed comeback as an aging silent-film star in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
gloria
الواصلة
Glo·ri·a
التركية النطق
glôriı
النطق
/ˈglôrēə/ /ˈɡlɔːriːə/
علم أصول الكلمات
() Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th century literature.