plural glories
1
a
: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown
b
: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving
giving glory to God
2
a
: something that secures praise or renown
the glory of a brilliant career
b
: a distinguished quality or asset
The glory of the city is its Gothic cathedral.
3
a
: a state of great gratification or exaltation
When she's acting she's in her glory.
b
: a height of prosperity or achievement
ancient Rome in its glory
4
a(1)
: great beauty and splendor : magnificence
… the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome.—Edgar Allan Poe
(2)
: something marked by beauty or resplendence
a perfect glory of a day
b
: the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven
broadly
: eternity
5
gloried; glorying
: to rejoice proudly
—used with in
gloried in their great success
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“Glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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