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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Glorious

Glo′ri·ous (glō′rĭ·ŭs), a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]

1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.

These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! Milton.

2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]

Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious. Shak.

3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]

kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious. Burns.

During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time. Dryden.

Syn. — Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid.

— Glo′ri·ous·ly, adv. — Glo′ri·ous·ness, n. Udall.

Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Ex. xv. 21.

I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation. B. Jonson.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article; Greek words our source left out (shown as “?”), read from the 1898 printing, from the same plates (the Library of Congress’s copy), where the place could be found with certainty. Of the others, 1,362 (a word or a single letter each) were inferred by AI from the context by the dictionary’s own rules and are marked with a wavy underline (tap or point at one to see the note); the rest, which could not be inferred with confidence, are left as “?”.