About The Word Glorify

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Glorify

Glorify Meaning & Definition
Glorify Definition And Meaning

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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