glory
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noun (plural glories)
1. high renown or honor won by notable achievements:
栄光, 栄誉, 名誉, 栄冠
e.g. to fight and die for the glory of one's nation.
2. magnificence or great beauty:
壮観, 美観, 輝かしい美
e.g. the train has been restored to all its former glory.
(often glories) a thing that is beautiful or distinctive; a special cause for pride, respect, or delight:
栄光［名誉］をもたらすもの［人］, 誇りとなるもの
e.g. the glories of Paris.
the splendor and bliss of heaven:
天上の栄光, 至福; 天国
e.g. with the saints in glory.
3. praise, worship, and thanksgiving offered to a deity.
(神などへの)賛美
4. a luminous ring or halo, especially as depicted around the head of Jesus Christ or a saint.
後光, 光輪
verb no object (glory in)
take great pride or pleasure in:
｟文｠ «…を/…であることを» 誇りとする, 喜ぶ
e.g. they were individuals who gloried in their independence.
exult in unpleasantly or boastfully:
得意になる; 鼻にかける «in/in doing»
e.g. readers tended to defend their paper or even to glory in its bias.
PHRASES
glory be!
expressing enthusiastic piety.
informal used as an exclamation of surprise or delight.
(Glory Be) as noun (especially in Roman Catholic use) the doxology beginning “Glory be to the Father.”.
in one's glory
informal in a state of extreme joy or exaltation.
go to glory
die; be destroyed.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French glorie, from Latin gloria.