glory
a state of high honor
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,486 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,326 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a state of high honor also: glorification he valued glory above life itself
- brilliant radiant beauty also: resplendence, resplendency the glory of the sunrise
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint also: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole
verb
- rejoice proudly
glory in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And must my soul his life and glory leave?
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, And glory shone around.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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But his specialty, his triumph, his glory, is a memory of faces, so prodigious as to exceed belief.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, The birds sweet music bore-- It stood a glory in its place, A blessing evermore.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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They grow up for Christ, believe fervently in Him, refuse to sacrifice to false gods, are tortured, and die filled with glory.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1