About The Word Glorify
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Glorify
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What's The Definition Of Glorify?
[v] bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
[v] cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" [v] elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [v] praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" Synonyms | Synonyms for Glorify: exalt | extol | laud | proclaim | spiritualize | transfigure Related Terms | Find terms related to Glorify: acclaim | adore | adulate | advance | aggrandize | apotheose | apotheosize | applaud | beatify | belaud | bepraise | bless | bless the Lord | blow up | boast of | boost | brag about | canonize | celebrate | cleanse | commend | consecrate | crown | cry up | dedicate | deify | devote | dignify | distinguish | doxologize | elevate | emblazon | enhance | ennoble | enshrine | enthrone | erect | eulogize | exalt | extol | flatter | glamorize | glorify the Lord | hail | hallow | hero-worship | honor | hymn | idealize | idolize | immortalize | laud | lionize | look up to | magnify | make legendary | make much of | overpraise | panegyrize | pay tribute | porter aux nues | praise | praise God | promote | puff | puff up | purify | raise | raise up | revere | saint | salute | sanctify | set apart | set up | sing praises | sublime | throne | trumpet | upgrade | uplift | uprear | venerate | worship See Also | aggrandise | aggrandize | alter | blow up | canonize | change | crack up | dramatise | dramatize | embellish | embroider | ensky | hymn | lard | pad | praise Glorify In Webster's Dictionary \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria
glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor
and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or
to celestial glory.
Jesus was not yet glorified. --John vii.
39.
2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by
ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to
render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak.
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