glorie

See also: glorié and gloríe

English

Noun

glorie (usually uncountable, plural glories)

1. Archaic form of glory.

Anagrams

• logier, rigole

Danish

Noun

glorie c (definite singular glorien, indefinite plural glorier, definite plural glorierne)

1. halo (of a saint, etc.)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

glorie f (plural glories, diminutive glorietje n)

1. glory, great beauty, renown or splendour

Related terms

• gloriëren
• glorieus

Italian

Noun

glorie f

1. plural of gloria

Anagrams

• regoli, rigelo, rigelò, rilego, rilegò

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French glorie, gloire, borrowed itself from Latin glōria.

Alternative forms

• glorye, glory, gloire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔːriː(ə)/, /ˈɡlɔriː(ə)/

Noun

glorie (plural glories)

1. Distinction or recognition; the state of being considered glorious.
2. Acclamation, admiration, or glory; the state of being lauded or congratulated.
3. Congratulation or glorifying; the offering of thanks.
4. A person or (rarely) a thing worthy of glory or honour.
5. Beauty, marvel, overwhelming pleasure to one's senses.
6. (rare) Pridefulness; arrogance.

Related terms

• glorien
• glorifien
• glorious

 

Descendants

• English: glory
• Scots: glore

References

• “glōrīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.

Etymology 2

Verb

glorie

1. Alternative form of glorien

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

glorie m (definite singular glorien, indefinite plural glorier, definite plural gloriene)

1. halo (of a saint)

Anagrams

• gloire, -logier, igloer, rolige

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

glorie m or f (definite singular glorien / gloria, indefinite plural gloriar / glorier, definite plural gloriane / gloriene)

1. halo (of a saint)

Old French

Noun

glorie oblique singular, f (oblique plural glories, nominative singular glorie, nominative plural glories)

1. Alternative form of gloire

Portuguese

Verb

glorie

1. inflection of gloriar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gloria, Latin glōria.

Noun

glorie f (plural glorii)

1. glory

   Synonym: slavă

See also

• onoare, mărire