glory

Definition of glory in English English dictionary: Honour and valour; To boast; to be proud; Great beauty or splendour, that is so overwhelming it is considered powerful; To exult with joy; to rejoice
He says he glories in what happened, and that good may be done indirectly; but I wish he would not so wear himself out now he is getting old, and would leave such pigs to their wallowing.; Optical phenomenon caused by water droplets; Worship or praise, as in glory to God; {v} to boast, be proud of, rejoice; {n} honor, praise, fame, happiness, circle of rays; a ring or spot of light (a natural phenomenon during misty weather in the mountains of the English Lake Country); If you glory in a situation or activity, you enjoy it very much. The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom = revel; If you go out in a blaze of glory, you do something very dramatic at the end of your career or your life which makes you famous. I am never going back to prison. I am going to make national news headlines and go out in a blaze of glory. gloried glorying glories glory in to enjoy or be proud of something; 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; Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" rejoice proudly; same as Brocken specter; laglwa; (aka gloriole) The circle of radiant light around the heads or figures of God, Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint When it surrounds the head only, it is called a halo or nimbus When it surrounds the entire figure with a large oval it is called a mandorla, the Italian word for almond; That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor; rejoice proudly; A person's glories are the occasions when they have done something people greatly admire which makes them famous. The album sees them re-living past glories but not really breaking any new ground; A fairly common, but very beautiful, atmospheric affect It is rings of color, usually 5 or 10 degrees across, seen at the antisolar point They are usually seen against a white background They are most easily seen from aircraft surrounding the shadow of the aircraft on the top layer of clouds They can also be seen against the fog with a bright sun behind you Like rainbows, the colors are caused by the water droplets in the air but the details, such as the characteristics of the polarization of the light, show that it is a different, and still unexplained, phenomenon; The glory of something is its great beauty or impressive nature. The glory of the idea blossomed in his mind; Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown; a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"; The glories of a culture or place are the things that people admire most about it. a tour of Florence, to enjoy the artistic glories of the Italian Renaissance; an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; {f} exult, rejoice; is the delight in which goodness, greatness etc rest; Great beauty or splendour, of such overwhelmingness that it is considered powerful; The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven; A goddess known as "the Beast " Click here for a full description; Glory is the fame and admiration that you gain by doing something impressive. Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race. we were still basking in the glory of our Championship win; An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity; brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise"; Optical phenomenon caused by water dropplets; {i} fame; honor; praise; splendor; beauty; glorie
glory box: A lady’s storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life
glory hole: originally, a hole in a mineshaft where an orebody is mined upwards until it breaks through the surface into the open air
glory hole: in merchant and Royal Navy:
On coal-burning tramp steamers, the stokehold was referred to as the 'glory hole'.
glory hole: a military trench
glory hole: a hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to have anonymous sex with another person. Glory holes are often found in public toilets and are likely to be used for gay male activities
glory hole: A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod
glory holes: plural form of glory hole
glory-hole: Alternative spelling of glory hole
glory-of-the-snow: The plant Chionodoxa luciliae, one of the earliest to flower in the spring
glory hunter: (Spor) Someone who supports a team in the Premier League that is fashionable and/or very successful at the time
Glory Ltd.: {i} Japanese company manufacturer of money handling machines and coin-counting machine
glory hole: an opening in a furnace for the purpose of reheating glass during hand fabrication
glory hole: A hole in the side of a glass furnace, used when reheating 91) glass that has already been molten and is in the process of being fashioned or decorated, or (2) ware which, having been mold-blown is fire-polished to remove imperfections remaining from the mold
glory hole: a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
glory hole: A hole in the side of a glass furnace, used to reheat glass that is being fashioned or decorated The glory hole is also used to fire-polish cast glass to remove imperfec tions remaining from the mold
glory hound: seeker of praise, seeker of acclaim or renown
glory of God: sanctity of God, holiness of God
glory pea: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes
Old Glory: The flag of the United States
Well, we've got to do something to celebrate. We haven't got a flag, we can't float Old Glory proudly out the window. So I'm going to wear this, as an emblem..
degree of glory: One of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the sons of perdition; the celestial kingdom, the telestial kingdom, or the terrestrial kingdom
in all one's glory: Completely naked
She quickly dressed for fear that someone would walk through the shower door and see her in all her glory.
kingdom of glory: Degree of glory
knickerbocker glory: A very elaborate ice cream sundae served in a large tall glass
morning glory: An erection present on waking
Morning Glory (Penis) Would appear to refer to one that stands tall and erect on waking..
morning glory: Several members of the Convolvulaceae family; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers
promote to Glory: To die
On the night when she was 'Promoted to Glory' by the metal chariot of a teenage drunkard, she was yet full of love for the Salvation Army, for God and for mankind.
gloried: {a} illustrious, noble, honorable, honored
glorying: {a} boasting
glorying: {n} the act of boasting
crowning glory: (deyim) 1. The most impressive and most important part of something2. (HUMOROUS) One's hair
crowning glory: (deyim) A woman's superbly beautiful hair, usually long and a source of pride
She removed her scarf and dislayed her crowning glory.
King of Glory: name for God
Land of Hope and Glory: a song, based on the music from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance, which praises Britain and is often sung on patriotic occasions
Old Glory: national flag of the United States, Stars and Stripes
Old Glory: People sometimes refer to the flag of the United States as Old Glory. The flag of the United States. the flag of the US
common morning glory: pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
days of glory: good old days, days of highest success
gloried: Illustrious; honorable; noble
glories: Third person singular simple present of to glory
glories: Plural of glory
imperial japanese morning glory: hybrid from Ipomoea nil
japanese morning glory: annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers
morning glory: An elongated cloud band, visually similar to a roll cloud, usually appearing in the morning hours, when the atmosphere is relatively stable Morning glories result from perturbations related to gravitational waves in a stable boundary layer They are similar to ripples on a water surface; several parallel morning glories often can be seen propagating in the same direction
morning glory: An elongated cloud band, visually similar to a roll cloud, and usually appearing in the morning hours when the atmosphere is relatively stable Morning glories result from perturbations related to gravitational waves in a stable boundary layer
morning glory: Any of numerous, usually twining vines of the related genera Argyreia, Calystegia, Convolvulus, Merremia, and Ipomoea, having funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers that close late in the day. a plant that has white, blue, or pink flowers that open in the morning and close in late afternoon
morning glory: any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
morning glory: any of a type of flowering vine plants which bloom in the morning and close in the late afternoon
morning-glory family: Family Convolvulaceae, composed of about 1,400 species of flowering plants in 50 genera, widely cultivated for their colourful, funnel-shaped flowers. Most are twining and erect herbaceous plants; a few are woody vines, trees, or shrubs. The family is widespread in both tropical and temperate areas. Most popular morning glories are of the genus Ipomoea, as is the sweet potato. Several species of bindweeds are agricultural pests. The seeds of two species, Rivea corymbosa and I. violacea, contain hallucinogenic compounds of historical interest
no guts no glory: one must take risks in order to achieve glory, one who does not try does not succeed
old glory: the national flage of the United States of America
old glory: The United States' Flag Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844)
old glory: Nickname for the U S flag
red morning-glory: annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States
reflected glory: respect or admiration that is given to someone, not because of what they are or what they have done, but because of what someone they know has done
the price of glory: price a person must pay in return for success

Turkish - English

Definition of glory in Turkish English dictionary
wings of glory yüklemesi: (Bilgisayar) wings of glory installation

glory

Hyphenation

Glo·ry

Turkish pronunciation

glôri

Synonyms

celebrity, dignity, distinction, eminence, exaltation, grandeur, greatness, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, magnificence, majesty, nobility, praise

Antonyms

unimportance, unknown, ugliness, condemn, criticize

Pronunciation

/ˈglôrē/ /ˈɡlɔːriː/

Etymology

[ 'glOr-E, 'glor- ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English glory Old French glorie Latin gloria (“glory", "fame", "renown", "praise"; "ambition", "boasting”) (Cognate with Ancient Greek κλέος (kleos, “rumor", "report”))