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Glorious

Glorious Meaning & Definition
Glorious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glorious?

[adj] having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
[adj] bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times"
[adj] having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
[adj] characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
[adj] having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Glorious: beautiful | blessed | blest | bright | brilliant | celebrated | divine | elysian | empyreal | empyrean | historied | illustrious | impressive | incandescent | inspired | lustrous | magnificent | proud | redoubtable | respected | resplendent | splendid | splendiferous | storied | sublime

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See Also | known

Glorious In Webster's Dictionary

\Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See {Glory}, n.] 1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds. These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! --Milton. 2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.] Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak. 3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.] kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns. During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden. Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. -- {Glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Glo"ri*ous*ness}, n. --Udall. Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21. I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation. --B. Jonson.

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