glory

glory
1 noun
1 (U) the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone or something they admire a lot: As a child he dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion. | covered in/with glory: The team finished the season covered with glory.
2 (C) something that is especially beautiful, or makes you feel proud: the glories of Roman architecture | crowning glory (=the final completion of something successful): The Oscar was the crowning glory of her career.
3 (U) a beautiful and impressive appearance: After years of neglect the palace has been restored to its former glory. | in all its/their etc glory: Wild flowers in all their glory carpeted the meadow.
4 bask/bathe in sb's reflected glory to share some of the importance and praise that belongs to someone close to you
5 Glory (be) to God/Jesus etc spoken used to say that God deserves praise, honour, and thanks
6 glory days a time in the past when someone was admired: his glory days on the high school football team
7 to the (greater) glory of formal in order to increase the honour that is given to someone or something: Bach composed to the greater glory of God.
8 go to glory old use to die
2 verb glory in sth phrasal verb (transitive not in pasive) to enjoy something very much such as praise or people's attention

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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