Definitions for GLORIOUS
ˈglɔr i əs, ˈgloʊr-glo·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. gloriousadjective

   having or deserving or conferring glory

   "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"

2. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective

   characterized by grandeur

   "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

3. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferousadjective

   having great beauty and splendor

   "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. gloriousadjective

   Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.

2. gloriousadjective

   Splendid; resplendent; bright; shining, as the sun, gold, or other shiny objects.

3. gloriousadjective

   Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.

4. gloriousadjective

   Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

5. Etymology: and glorius et al., from gloriosus. Replaced native Middle English wuldrig, from Old English.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GLORIOUSadjective

   Etymology: gloriosus, Latin; glorieux, French.

   1. Boastful; proud; haughty; ostentatious.

   Glorious followers, who make themselves as trumpets of the commendation of those they follow, taint business for want of secrecy. Francis Bacon.

   They that are glorious must needs be factious; for all bravery stands upon comparisons. Francis Bacon, Essay 55.

   2. Noble; illustrious; excellent.

   Let them know that thou art Lord, the only God, and glorious over the whole world. Dan. iii. 22.

   Impartial justice holds her equal scales,
   ’Till stronger virtue does the weight incline;
   If over thee thy glorious foe prevails,
   He now defends the cause that once was thine. Matthew Prior.

   Let us remember we are Cato’s friends,
   And act like men who claim that glorious title. Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glorious

   Glorious is a song released by Swedish singer-songwriter Andreas Johnson in 1999. It is from Johnson's Liebling album on the WEA record label. The song was a mixed success chart-wise, as it remained in low positions in the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand and Germany. However, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom. The song was also used as the main theme for Sky Sports' Premier League shows – Ford Super Sunday and Ford Football Special from August 2000 to May 2001 The song was later used on television advertisements for Vauxhall, Volvo, and in 2004, for Nutella, thus allowing the song to re-enter the French Singles Chart at a peak of number 16, although the song was only number 50 in its first release, four years earlier. An uncredited instrumental segment of the song was used in the movie The Proposal, after the ceremony. The first three melody lines that are sung are identical to the first three sung melody lines of "Two Minute Warning", a song by Depeche Mode (composed by Alan Wilder) in 1983.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glorious

   Glorious generally refers to something that is deserving of great admiration, honor, and praise due to its exceptional qualities, beauty, or achievements. It implies a sense of splendor, magnificence, or excellence that evokes a feeling of awe, delight, or satisfaction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gloriousnoun

   exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds

2. Gloriousnoun

   eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious

3. Gloriousnoun

   ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glorious

   Glorious is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1997 performance at the Hammersmith Apollo. The performance was released on VHS and covers topics such as the siege of Troy, Noah's Ark, the Royal Family to the birth of baby Jesus. In many ways, the flow of topics follow from the Bible, starting with the beginning of time according to the Old Testament and ending with Armageddon according to the Book of Revelation, though they are covered in Izzard's usual non-serious style.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GLORIOUS' in Adjectives Frequency: #972

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How to pronounce GLORIOUS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GLORIOUS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GLORIOUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GLORIOUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of GLORIOUS in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Parker:

   Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania.

2. Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991:

   But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain?

3. Dan Stevens:

   Like all great Disney films and all great movie musicals, it's in glorious technicolor and it really embraces all colors of the rainbow, beauty and the Beast.

4. Thomas Paine:

   The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

5. Thomas Traherne:

   To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GLORIOUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glorious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=GLORIOUS
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GLORIOUS
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GLORIOUS
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GLORIOUS