glory
part of speech
noun (glory, uncountable; glories); verb (glory, glories, gloried — glory in)
meaning for a pupil
1) Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave. tree →
2) (church) Glory is the great praise and worship given to God, and God's greatness and splendour. tree →
3) Great beauty: «the glory of the sunset». tree →
4) To glory in something is to enjoy it with great pride. tree →
5) «Glory be!» is an old exclamation of surprise, relief or thanks. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and sport, heroes win glory; in church, people sing «Glory to God» and «Glory be to the Father». In everyday talk «glory days» are happy past times. Phrases: «in all its glory», «blaze of glory», «glory to God», «crowning glory», «glory days».
examples
- The team won glory in the final. tree →
- The choir sang «Glory to God in the highest». tree →
- We watched the sunrise in all its glory. tree →
- The soldiers fought for glory. tree →
- Her long hair is her crowning glory. tree →
- He gloried in his win. tree →
- Grandad talks about his glory days in the football team. tree →
note
Usually uncountable; plural «glories» for great things. Adjective: glorious; verb «glorify». «Glory hunter» (UK, informal) is someone who supports only winning teams.
In the corpora
- And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by My glory.
- And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.'
- Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- But in very deed, as I live — and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD —
- And she said: 'The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «glory» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.