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| 1. | [ adjective ] having or deserving or conferring glory | |
| Examples: | "a long and glorious career" "our glorious literature" |
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| Related terms: | inglorious empyreal celebrated illustrious divine bright incandescent lustrous known | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having or worthy of pride | |
| Synonyms: | redoubtable respected illustrious | |
| Examples: | "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance" "born of a redoubtable family" |
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| Related terms: | proud | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] bringing great happiness and thankfulness | |
| Examples: | "glorious freedom" "glorious times" |
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| Related terms: | blessed | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur | |
| Synonyms: | magnificent brilliant splendid | |
| Examples: | "the brilliant court life at Versailles" "a glorious work of art" "magnificent cathedrals" "the splendid coronation ceremony" |
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| Related terms: | impressive | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having great beauty and splendor | |
| Synonyms: | splendid resplendent splendiferous | |
| Examples: | "a glorious spring morning" "a glorious sunset" "splendid costumes" "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" |
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| Related terms: | beautiful | |
| Similar spelling: |
gloriously Glorioso gloriosa |
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