Words / B2

GLORR-ee/ˈɡlɔːri/

Glory is great fame and honour, or great beauty (often uncountable): in all its glory; glory days. Fame is wider and can be empty; honour is already in the dictionary. Do not chase glory in the introduction. Religious: glory to. Do not use glory for a small house point.

Meaning

Great fame and honour; also great beauty.

Examples

• “Do not chase glory with a flashy introduction; answer the command word.”
• “The restored ceiling was photographed in all its glory, which is the beauty sense.”

Good to know

in all its glory; glory days; a blaze of glory. Wider: fame. Related adjective: glorious. Speeches, sport, and art. Uncountable in many uses.

Near in meaning

fame

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