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Noun: glory  glo-ree
  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
    - aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole, aureola
Verb: glory  glo-ree
  1. Rejoice proudly

Derived forms: glories, glorying, gloried

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

Encyclopedia: Glory, Part 2