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Glorious
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- 1 Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
"glorious deeds"
- 2 Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
"These are thy glorious works, Parent of good."
- 3 Bright or shining;
"And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw."
- 4 Eager for glory or distinction obsolete
"[...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. […]"
- 5 Excessively proud or boastful. obsolete
"Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens, And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat."
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- 6 Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. archaic, colloquial
"During his Office, Treaſon was no Crime. / The Sons of Belial had a Glorious Time: / For Shimei, though not prodigal of pelf, / Yet lov'd his wicked Neighbour as himſelf."
- 1 having great beauty and splendor wordnet
- 2 having or deserving or conferring glory wordnet
- 3 characterized by grandeur wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.
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