1. A state of high honour
   "he valued glory above life itself";
   - glorification
    
2. Brilliant radiant beauty
   "the glory of the sunrise";
   - resplendence, resplendency
    
3. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
   "The glory in the painting emphasized the saint's holiness";
   - aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole, aureola
    
4. A phenomenon of concentric rainbow-like rings seen around the shadow of an observer, typically from an elevated position such as an aeroplane or mountain
   "A glory appeared around the shadow of the hiker on the clouds below"

1. Rejoice proudly
   "The team gloried in their championship victory"

Derived forms: gloried, glories, glorying

Type of: beauty, exuberate [archaic, rare], exult, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], jubilate, laurels, light, lightness, rejoice, triumph

Encyclopedia: Glory, Part 2