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glory

noun

1 a sport that has won him glory abroad:

renown, fame, prestige, honour, distinction, kudos, eminence, pre-eminence, acclaim, acclamation, celebrity, praise, accolades, laurels, recognition, note, notability, credit, repute, reputation, name, illustriousness, lustre;

informal bouquets;

rare laudation.

▷antonyms shame; obscurity.

2 glory be to God in the highest:

praise, worship, glorification, adoration, veneration, honour, reverence, exaltation, extolment, homage, tribute, thanksgiving, thanks, blessing;

rare laudation, magnification.

3 a late 17th century house restored to its former glory:

magnificence, splendour, resplendence, grandeur, majesty, greatness, impressiveness, gloriousness, nobility, pomp, stateliness, sumptuousness, opulence, beauty, elegance, brilliance, gorgeousness, splendidness.

▷antonyms lowliness, modesty.

4 the glories of Vermont:

wonder, beauty, delight, wonderful thing, glorious thing, marvel, phenomenon;

sight, spectacle.

verb

individuals who gloried in their independence:

take great pleasure in, exult in, rejoice in, delight in, revel in;

relish, savour, greatly enjoy;

take great pride in, preen oneself on, congratulate oneself on, be proud of;

boast about, crow about, gloat about;

informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of;

archaic plume oneself on, pique oneself on.

▷antonyms feel ashamed of.

glory Oxford Dictionary of English