glory
[noun]
Synonyms:
- honour, dignity, distinction, eminence, fame, praise, prestige, renown
- splendour, grandeur, greatness, magnificence, majesty, nobility, pageantry, pomp
[verb]
Synonyms:
- triumph, boast, exult, pride oneself, relish, revel, take delight

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. glo‧ry¹ /ˈɡlɔːri/ noun (plural glories)
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: glorie, from Latin gloria]

1. [uncountable] 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. [countable] 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. [uncountable] 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 somebody/something 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. glory² verb (past tense and past participle gloried, present participle glorying, third person singular glories)
glory in something phrasal verb
to enjoy or be proud of something:
She didn’t like to glory in her past victories.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

glory
noun
I. fame/honour
ADJ. personal They are driven by a craving for personal glory.
reflected She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter's success.
greater The force behind all Peter's reforms was the greater glory of the Russian state.
military young soldiers keen to win military glory
VERB + GLORY cover yourself in/with, get, win He covered himself in glory and came home a rich man. (informal) Typical! I do all the work and she gets all the glory.
bring (sb) Victory brought them glory, fame and riches.
bask in | steal, take It was 19-year-old David Hagan who stole the points and the glory with a brilliant goal in the closing minutes of the game.
GLORY + NOUN days We remember the team's glory days in the 1960s, when they won the World Cup.
PREP. for/to the ~ of They built many churches, great and small, to the glory of God.
PHRASES a blaze of glory It's my last ever tournament and I hope to go out in a blaze of glory!
sb's moment of glory His moment of glory came when he won the Olympic downhill skiing event.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

glory
II. beauty/beautiful feature
ADJ. full You cannot appreciate the bridge's full glory by going over it; it is best viewed from below.
crowning The city's crowning glory is its Gothic cathedral.
PHRASES in all her/his/its/their glory Autumn is the time to see the beech woods in all their glory.
restore sth to its former glory The eighteenth-century building has been restored to its former glory.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

glory

a blaze of glory (=when someone or something is praised a lot)
The film opened in a blaze of glory with rave reviews from critics.
somebody's moment of glory
The team's only moment of glory came in the second half of the game.
somebody's dream of glory
His dreams of glory were shattered when he lost to Federer.
bask/bathe in the glory of something (=enjoy the fame and admiration you get)
Challenor basked in the glory of his achievement.
cover yourself in glory (= do something that makes people admire you)
As team captain, he hasn't covered himself in glory.
steal somebody's glory (=do something that makes you more admired than someone else who is doing something similar)
Collins is wonderful, but Shaw steals all the glory with his magnificent performance.
win glory
He wanted to win glory in battle.
bring glory to somebody/something
Locals hope the discovery will bring prosperity and glory to the town.
reflected glory (=fame that you get because you are close to someone who has done something that people admire)
She basked in the reflective glory of her daughter's marriage to such a famous actor.
personal glory
He put the team's interests above any chance of personal glory.
greater glory (=more fame and admiration)
He aimed to bring greater glory to France.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

glory
ˈɡlɔ:rɪ
See: in one's glory

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲