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Meanings of glory in English

Russian
глория
Portuguese
glória
Spanish
gloria
Catalan
glòria
Wikidata

Optical phenomenon that resembles an iconic saint's halo about the shadow of the observer's head.

        глория
        Portuguese
        halo
        Catalan
        glòria

        An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.

              halo
              Portuguese
              glória
              Catalan
              resplendor
              Spanish
              resplandor

              Brilliant radiant beauty.

                    glória
                    Portuguese
                    glória
                    Catalan
                    glòria
                    Spanish
                    gloria

                    A state of high honor.

                          glória
                          Usage of glory in English
                          1
                          For Sprinter Sacre, however, the glory days are surely gone beyond recall.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Yet enter Thurston's house and there is no sign of personal glory.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Iran's oil had propelled Churchill to power and glory forty years before.
                          Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
                          4
                          Certainly we'll be cooperating with state and local, and sharing any glory.
                          You can't stop me
                          5
                          Minna suspected the galley-slave of glory in the man; Seraphita recognized him.
                          Seraphita
                          6
                          The glory days of the Irish film industry seem to be over.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death.
                          The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
                          8
                          All was forgotten in the glory of the passage of the river.
                          The Happy Foreigner
                          9
                          The Italian republics were the glory of Europe in the middle ages.
                          Massimilla Doni
                          10
                          The whole group lived in the reflected glory of Sahwah the Sunfish.
                          The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
                          11
                          For in truth the boys were absorbing the glory of the moonlight.
                          The Court of Boyville
                          12
                          The answer, in all its subjective glory, depends on who you ask.
                          News.com.au
                          13
                          She has one idea in her head, the glory of the Beauleighs.
                          The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
                          14
                          But the crowning glory in the near landscape were the fruit trees.
                          Nature's Serial Story
                          15
                          Jennie Lind in the height of her glory sang in this room.
                          The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
                          16
                          The glory they wear as a result is bought dear, and much-deserved.
                          From a Certain Point of View
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                          Glory through the time
                          Glory across language varieties
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                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
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