gloriousness (gloriusnes)

[ Among them also that are good, euerie one, as he hath in this vsed himselfe, so shal he excell other in the gloriousnes of his new bod ye. J. Udall , On 1 Cor. xv. glory (glō'ri), n.; pl. glories (-riz). [ (* κλε ξεσ- ), rumor, report, fame, glory, = Ru . slava, fame, glory (> ult. E. Slav, Slavel, slave2, q. v.), = ), = Skt. çrav as, glory; akin to L. in- clutus, in- clit us, renowned, famous (= Gr. κλυτός = Skt. çrut a, renowned, = AS. hlūd, E. loud ), cluen ( t- ) s, clien(t-)s, a dependent, a client (> ult. E. client ); all from the verb repr. by L. cluere, hear oneself spoken of, be reported or esteemed, = Gr. κλύειν, hear, hear oneself spoken of, = Ru . slu mate, hear, Skt. ✔ çru, hear: see loud.] 1. Exalted praise, honor, or distinction accorded by common consent to a person or thing; honorable fame; renown; celebrity. In this faire wize they traveild long yfere, Through many hard a ayes which did betide; Of which he honour still away did beare, And spred his glory through all count ryes wide. Spenser, F. Q., II. i. 35. He [Edward III.] never won great Battel, of which he won many, but he presently gave the Glory of it to God by publick Thanksgiving. Baker , Chronicles, p. 133. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Gray , Elegy. His Majesty would send a great force from home to recover the tarnished glory of the British arms, and to drive the French out of the Americas. Thackeray , Virgin i ans, I. 169. 2. A state of greatne or renown; exaltation; magnificence; pomp. Tyrus, now called Sur (whose glorie is sufficiently blazed by the Prophets Esay and Ezechiel). Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 90. They thought that the days of their ancient glory were about to return, and that they were to renew their career of triumph over the unbelievers. Irving , Granada, p. 102. 3. Brightne ; splendor; luster; brilliancy. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differ eth from another star in glory . 1 Cor. xv. 41. Made them [the hills] aflame with a glory beyond that of amber and amethyst. George Eliot , Adam Bede, II. 301. 4. The eternal splendor and happine of heaven; celestial bli . Here be tears of perfect moan Wept for thee in Helicon, Whilst thou, bright saint, high sit'st in glory . Milton , Ep. M. of Win. The souls of believers are at their death made perfect in holine , and do immediately pa into glory . Shorter Catechism , ans. 37. 5. Distinguished honor or ornament; that of which one boasts or may boast; that of which one is or may be proud; peculiar distinction; pride. During which time her powre she did display Through all this Realme, the glory of her sex, And first taught men a woman to obay. Spenser, F. Q., II. x. 20. Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. Isa. xiii. 19. His disgrace is to be called boy; but his glory is to subdue men. Shak., L. L. L., i. 2. This [binocular perspective] is artificially given only in the stereoscope, and is the glory of this little instrument. Le Conte , Sight, p. 144. 6. An attribute, adjunct, characteristic, quality, or action that renders glorious or illustrious: chiefly in the plural: as, the glories of a great reign; the glories of the stage. Dr. Proudie had begun to look up to archiepiscopal splendour, and the glories of Lambeth, or at any rate of Bishop thorpe. Trollope , Bar chester Towers, iii. The tall amaryllis puts forth crimson and yellow glories in the fields, rivaling the pomp of King Solomon. Mrs. Gaskell , Sylvia's Lovers, xxxviii. IMG:content-2414.jpg:[blocks in formation] pa ing the whole person. Popularly, it is gloset, n. and v. A Middle English form of gloze frequently confounded with the nimbus. See (and of glo 2 ). aureola, nimbus. But every knight beheld his fel- low's face IMG:content-2415.jpg:[blocks in formation] It seems po ible that glories may be due to cause somewhat analogous to that which produces the spurious rainbows. Tait , Light, § 167. Circle, hand of Glory.- Figure of Christ, façade of Cat he glory. See circle, dral of Angoulême, France; 12th century. hand.-Old Glory, the American flag. [Colloq.]-Order of Glory ( Nishan If. tikar ), an order of the Ottoman empire, instituted by Mahmoud II. in 1831. - To be in one's glory, to be in the full gratification of one's pride, vanity, etc. = Syn. 1. Fame, Renown, Honor, Glory. Fame is simply report, repute, whereby one is made widely known for what one is, does, etc.; it may be good or bad, and is thus e entially the same as celebrity: as, an evil fame attaches to all traitors. Renown expre es the same idea through the notion that one is named again and again by the sa same persons and continually by new persons; it may be bad, but is generally good. Fame may be a weak word, but renown is always strong. Honor is the least external of these words, indicating often only a respectful frame of mind toward another: as, to hold one in honor. The word, however, sometimes has the meaning of a wide and excellent fame. It is the only one of the series that means acts or words of tribute. Glory is superlative fame or honor, but not nece arily of wide extent. See famous. It is usual for us, when we would take off from the fame and reputation of an action, to ascribe it to vainglory, and a desire of fame in the actor. Add is on , Spectator, No. 255. Who, for the poor renown of being smart, Would leave a sting within a brother's heart. Young , Love of Fame, 1. 113. In lark and nightingale we see what honor hath humility. Montgomery , Humility. I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatne ; And, from that full meridian of my glory , I haste now to my setting. Shak ., Hen. VIII., iii. 2. gloryl (glo'ri), v.; pret. and pp. gloried, ppr. glorying. [ Thou gloriest in the name and title of a Christy an man: why yeldest thou not unto Christ that thou owest him by reason of thy profe ion? Glory ye in his holy name. J. Udall , On Mark xii. Ps. cv. 3. To be "perplext in faith" is one thing, to glory in perplexity is another. H. N. Oxenham , Short Studies, p. 275. 2. To be boastful; exult arrogantly: always with in . The human reason and judgment... is too apt to boast, and glory in itself. Bacon , Fable of Pan. The Jews had the wisdom of their Traditions which they gloried in, and despised the Son of God himself I will punish... the glory of his high looks. Isa. x. 12. In military commanders and soldiers, vain glory is an e ential point; for as iron sharpens iron, so by glory one courage sharpen eth another. Bacon , Vain Glory (ed. 1887). A little glory in a soldier's mouth Is well-becoming. Beau . and Fl . , King and No King, i. 1. There is a certain robust felicity about old Hobbes's saying that it [laughter) is a sudden glory, or sense of eminency above others and our former selves. Dr. John Brown, John Leech. 8t. Pride of purpose; laudable ambition. The succe of those wars was too notable to be unknown to your ears, which all worthy fame hath glory to come unto. Sir P. Sidney. 9. In religious symbolism, a mark of great dignity, consisting of a combination of the nimbus and the aureola-that is, of the luminous halo (nimbus) encircling the head of the Deity, of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, and more rarely and le properly of saints, etc., and the radiance or luminous emanation (aureola) encom II.t trans. To make glorious; glorify; magnify and honor. The troop That gloried Venus on her wedding day. Greene and Lodge , Looking Gla for Lond. and Eng., p. 118. How he that glories Heaven with an honour Covets to glorify himself with honesty. R. Davenport , City Night-Cap, i. glory2t, v. t . [ME. gloryyn , glore (cf. gloar fat , glory - fat ), a var. of glair , Sc. glaur , mud, filth: see glair , glaur .] To defile; make dirty. Gloryyn, or wythe onclene thynge defoylyn [var. de fylyn ], maculo, deturpo. Prompt . Parv ., p. 199.