Meaning and Origin
What does the name Glory mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Glory
User Submitted Origins
English
67%
African
17%
Latin
6%
Spanish
6%
Fiction
6%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Sri Lanka, the name Glory means "Praise the lord".
- A submission from Tanzania, United Republic of says the name Glory means "Praise to the lord".
- According to a user from India, the name Glory means "PRAISE".
- A user from Tanzania, United Republic of says the name Glory is of English origin and means "Prestige victory or praise".
- A user from Nigeria says the name Glory means "Honor".
- A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Glory means "Freedom and luck" and is of African origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Glo"ry
Senses
- Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown." Glory to God in the highest." [Luke ii. 14.]"Spread his glory through all countries wide." [Spenser.]
- That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor."Think it no glory to swell in tyranny." [Sir P. Sidney.]"Jewels lose their glory if neglected." [Shak.]"Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown." [Young.]
- Pride; boastfulness; arrogance."In glory of thy fortunes." [Chapman.]
- The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven."Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." [Ps. lxxiii. 24.]
- An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
Note: ☞ This is the general term; when confined to the head it is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole body, aureola or aureole.
Etymology: OE. glorie, OF. glorie gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os, Skr. çravas glory, praise, çru to hear. See Loud
verb Glo"ry
Senses
- To exult with joy; to rejoice." Glory ye in his holy name." [Ps. cv.�]
- To boast; to be proud."God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." [Gal. vi. 14]"No one . . . should glory in his prosperity." [Richardson.]
Etymology: OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr. gloria glory. See Glory (n.)
Other Dictionary Sources
- Brilliant radiant beauty ("the glory of the sunrise")
- An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
- A state of high honor ("he valued glory above life itself")
- Rejoice proudly
Wiktionary
From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”).
- Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.
- Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
- That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
- Worship or praise.
- An optical phenomenon caused by water droplets, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow.
- Victory; success.
- An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
- (theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
- (obsolete) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
glory was also found in the following language(s): Middle English