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glory

glory

299 3.8
Great fame and honor from important achievements
  • noun
  • /ˈɡlɔːri/
translation icon : gloria
  • There is no shortcut to glory.
  • honor and glory
  • past glories
  • fame and glory

You grow from the reflected glory of your people.

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Examples

  • Our golden age, our age of glory and splendor lies before us.

  • They fight for glory, aspiring to be recognized for their valor and honor.

  • You have to share the glory with them of building a great company.

  • The managers want more power and glory for themselves.

  • You grow from the reflected glory of your people.

  • The desire for some kind of glory, to cut some kind of dash in the world, played a part.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They fight for glory, for family, for their culture.

  • We shall win the true crown of glory like the knights of old.

  • You've been getting all the glory all year with your games and your trophies.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We'd always been so proud of our ancestors' military glories, and now to fall so low!

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

fame
vsglory
439 1.0

Being known by many people for something you did

is the honored, respected status that includes admiration, not just wide recognition
recognition
vsglory
141 3.4

Public praise for someone's achievement or effort

is the enduring honored status that goes beyond mere acknowledgment
prestige
vsglory
62 5.1

High respect and admiration that people give for success or power

is the celebrated honor that such respect can imply
distinction
vsglory
  • Formal
40 4.6

An honor that rewards very good work or success

is the broader state of high respect beyond a single award
acclaim
vsglory
30 4.2

Praise given to someone in public for an achievement

is the stable honor and admiration that may follow such praise
kudos
vsglory
21 5.3

Praise and respect people give for doing something well

is the lasting state of high respect rather than immediate praise
laurel
vsglory
11 6.0

An honor given for an important achievement

is the overall state of respect that such marks represent
renown
vsglory
9 5.5

Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities

is a higher state of honor and admiration gained by deeds
illustriousness
vsglory
  • Formal
8.6

Great fame and respect for doing important work

is the honored state that wide public respect can produce

Antonyms

418 2.3

A painful feeling of guilt and embarrassment about something you did wrong

157 3.7

Loss of respect or honor after doing something shameful

Idioms

A time when something looks very beautiful and impressive

1 7.7

You must be brave and take risks to succeed

glory be
  • Archaic
8.6

Words people say to show relief, joy or surprise

Compounds

A climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the morning

3 3.7

A common name for the United States flag

A low plant with long stems and large flowers that grows on sandy beaches

A fast-growing climbing plant with funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning

morning-glory family
  • Specialized
6.8

A group of climbing flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers like sweet potato and bindweed

glory hole
  • Archaic
9.9

A small storage locker on a boat used for keeping equipment

glory hole
  • Offensive
9.9

A hole in a wall used for sexual contact without seeing the other person

A climbing tropical plant with bright red or yellow flowers that is poisonous

glory pea
  • Australian
9.9

A shrub or climbing plant with bright red, hanging flowers like small peas

9.6

A tropical fern first found at a house in Barbados

A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves

A climbing plant with bright, often frilly, trumpet-shaped flowers

A climbing plant with red flowers that grows for one year

A climbing plant with bright red star-shaped flowers and feathery leaves

A climbing plant with pink or white funnel-shaped flowers that often grows as a weed

How Famous

glory
299 3.8
renown
9 5.5
fame
439 1.0
recognition
141 3.4

Surface Forms

glory singular
glories plural

Etymology

The word glory comes from the Latin word gloria, meaning 'fame' or 'praise', the same root you see in glorious. So when someone seeks or wins glory, they seek great honor and public praise.