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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: 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
Antonyms: dishonorable, inglorious
See Also: known
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