n. 1 honour, fame, repute, reputation, exaltation, celebrity, renown, eminence, distinction, illustriousness, prestige, dignity, immortality Our soldiers fought for glory not for gain Even today we sense the glory that was Rome. 2 honour, veneration, reverence, homage, gratitude, glorification, exaltation, worship, adoration, praise, laudation, thanksgiving; benediction, blessing Glory be to God in the highest 3 splendour, pomp, magnificence, grandeur, beauty, brilliance, radiance, effulgence, refulgence, excellence, pageantry, nobility, triumph, greatness Her photographs depict the Amazonian rain forest in all its glory 4 aureole, nimbus, halo; crown, circlet, corona A glory surrounds the saint's head in the painting
v. 5 revel, relish, delight, exult, pride oneself, crow, rejoice, gloat; show off, boast She sat by the window, glorying in the magnificence of the scenery