transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī ]
transitive verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare, from gloria
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration
b. : to elevate to celestial glory
2. : to light up brilliantly
3.
a. : to represent as glorious : extol
a song glorify ing romantic love
b. : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition
the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job
4. : to give glory to (as in worship)
• glo·ri·fi·ca·tion ˌglȯr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun
• glo·ri·fi·er ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r noun