[glo.ry] n, pl glories [ME glorie, fr. MF & L; MF, fr. L gloria] (14c) 1 a: praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent: renown b: worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving "giving ~ to God"
2. a: something that secures praise or renown "the ~ of a brilliant career" b: a distinguished quality or asset 3 a (1): great beauty and splendor: magnificence "the ~ that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome --E. A. Poe" (2): something marked by beauty or resplendence "a perfect ~ of a day" b: the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven; broadly: eternity
4. a: a state of great gratification or exaltation "when she's acting she's in her ~" b: a height of prosperity or achievement
5: a ring or spot of light: as a: aureole b: corona 2a, b
[2]glory vi glo.ried ; glo.ry.ing (14c): to rejoice proudly--used with in [3]glory or glory be interj (1816)--used to express surprise or delight