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glory

/ˈɡloɹi/noun, verb2 syllables

Glory means: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.

Synonyms for glory14

noun, as in an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole

noun, as in brilliant radiant beauty

resplendence, resplendency

noun, as in a state of high honor

glorification

also used for glory

anticorona, praise, worship, fame, honor, honour

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What does glory mean?4

noun

1

an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

2

brilliant radiant beauty“the glory of the sunrise”

3

a state of high honor“he valued glory above life itself”

verb

1

rejoice proudly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with glory?10

two syllables

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four syllables

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Glory in a sentence

  • Stop clinging to your glory days, or you'll be left behind.SadeN
  • Economic or military power, in this case, is less important than glory in sports.mailohilohi
  • There is no glory where there is not ease, goodness, and truth.aarikpokras
  • Ukraine's glory has not yet perished, neither her freedom.marko
  • Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.patgfisher
  • The things in which you glory you must not consider a crime in others!Amittai
  • The aristocrat clings to the glory of his past.unknown
  • We ran for the glory of the school.unknown

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Forms of glory

as a noun

plural
glories

as a verb

past tense
gloried
present participle
glorying
third-person singular
glories
past participle
gloried