glory

glo|ry¹ [ˈglo:ri] n plural glories

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: glorie, from Latin gloria]

1.) [U]

the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone they admire a lot

▪ She dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion.

▪ Goran's moment of glory came when he defeated Rafter.

▪ He began the season in a blaze of glory , scoring seven goals in as many games.

2.)

an achievement that is greatly admired or respected, or makes you very proud

glory of

▪ one of the finest artistic glories of Florence

▪ monuments to past glories

▪ Becoming a Supreme Court judge was the crowning glory (=most successful part) of her career.

3.) [U]

when something is beautiful and impressive in appearance

▪ They spent $10 million restoring the theatre to its former glory .

in all its/their etc glory

▪ The sun emerged from behind the clouds in all its glory.

4.) bask/bathe in sb's/sth's (reflected) glory

to share some of the importance and praise that belongs to someone close to you

5.) glory days

a time in the past when someone was admired

▪ the team's glory days in the late '80s

6.) to the (greater) glory of sb/sth

formal in order to increase the honour that is given to someone or something

▪ The cathedral was built to the greater glory of God.

7.) Glory (be) to God/Jesus etc

spoken used to say that God deserves praise, honour, and thanks

glory ²

glory² v past tense and past participle gloried present participle glorying third person singular glories

glory in [glory in sth] phr v

to enjoy or be proud of something

▪ She didn't like to glory in her past victories.