English · Word Candidate

glory

/ˈɡlɔːɹi/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: glories · glorying · gloried

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Great beauty and splendor.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự đẹp và tráng lệ

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Noun

Examples

He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vinh dự, sự ngưỡng mộ hoặc danh tiếng

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Noun

Examples

In this faire wize they traueild long yfere, Through many hard assayes, which did betide; Of which he honour still away did beare, And spred his glorie through all countries wide.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thức tỉnh với niềm vui

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Verb

Examples

In what the Apostle did glory?—He gloried in a Cross. ... [T]o the Ear of a Galatian, it conveyed much the same Meaning, as if the Apostle had gloried in a Halter; gloried in the Gallows; gloried in a Gibbet.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To boast; to be proud.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khoe khoang; tự hào

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Verb

Examples

For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying also, which I made before Titus, was found to be truth.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “glory” mean?

Great beauty and splendor.

Is “glory” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.