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==Origin==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] glorie, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] gloria
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
'''Glory''' is one of the most common [[words]] in [[scripture]]. In the [[Old Testament]], the word is used to [[translate]] several [[Hebrew]] words, including Hod (הוד) and kabod; and in the [[New Testament]] it is used to translate the [[Greek]] word doxa (δόξα). The Hebrew word kabod (K-B-D) [[originally]] means "weight" or "heaviness." The same word is then used to [[express]] importance, [[honor]], and [[majesty]]. Greek versions of the [[Hebrew Bible]] translated this [[concept]] with the word doxa, which was then used extensively in the [[New Testament]] as well. Doxa originally means "[[judgment]], [[opinion]]", and by extension, "good reputation, [[honor]]". Assuming that these various words and uses should refer to a single underlying [[concept]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine St. Augustine] renders it as clara notitia cum laude, "[[brilliant]] celebrity with praise".
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Glory''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Glory '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Definitions==
*1. subjectively. a. The disposition to claim honour for oneself; boastful spirit. Obs. exc. in the combination VAINGLORY.
*1. subjectively. a. The disposition to claim honour for oneself; boastful spirit. Obs. exc. in the combination VAINGLORY.
:b. Desire for fame; ambition. Obs.
:b. Desire for fame; ambition. Obs.
*2. objectively. a. Exalted (and, in mod. use, merited) praise, honour, or admiration accorded by common consent to a [[person]] or [[thing]]; honourable fame, renown.
*2. objectively. a. Exalted (and, in mod. use, merited) praise, honour, or admiration accorded by common consent to a [[person]] or [[thing]]; honourable fame, renown.
:b. the '''glory''' of [[God]]: the honour of God, considered as the final cause of [[creation]], and as the highest moral aim of intelligent [[creatures]].
:b. the '''glory''' of [[God]]: the honour of God, considered as the final cause of [[creation]], and as the highest moral aim of intelligent [[creatures]].
*3. Something that brings honour and renown; a subject for boasting; a distinguished ornament; a special distinction; a ‘boast and pride’. Also pl.
*3. Something that brings honour and renown; a subject for boasting; a distinguished ornament; a special distinction; a ‘boast and pride’. Also pl.
*4. a. Praise, honour, and thanksgiving offered in adoration.
*4. a. Praise, honour, and thanksgiving offered in adoration.
:b. nonce-use. Obs.
:b. nonce-use. Obs.
:c. Used as a devout ejaculation (short for Glory be to God) in the [[worship]] of various religious sects. Hence vulgarly as a mere exclamation expressive of delight. Also in form glory be!
:c. Used as a devout ejaculation (short for Glory be to God) in the [[worship]] of various religious sects. Hence vulgarly as a mere exclamation expressive of delight. Also in form glory be!
*5. In Biblical phraseology: the glory of God: the majesty and splendour attendant upon a manifestation of God.
*5. In Biblical phraseology: the glory of God: the majesty and splendour attendant upon a manifestation of God.
*6. Resplendent [[beauty]] or magnificence. Now often with suggestion of [[sense]] 5 or 7: An effulgence of [[light]] such as is associated with our [[concept]]ions of [[heaven]]; fig. an unearthly beauty attributed by [[imagination]]. Also pl., features of resplendent beauty or magnificence, splendours.
*6. Resplendent [[beauty]] or magnificence. Now often with suggestion of [[sense]] 5 or 7: An effulgence of [[light]] such as is associated with our [[concept]]ions of [[heaven]]; fig. an unearthly beauty attributed by [[imagination]]. Also pl., features of resplendent beauty or magnificence, splendours.
*7. a. The splendour and bliss of [[heaven]]. (Cf. F. la gloire éternelle.)
*7. a. The splendour and bliss of [[heaven]]. (Cf. F. la gloire éternelle.)
:b. colloq. to go to glory: to go to heaven; to die.
:b. colloq. to go to glory: to go to heaven; to die.
*8. A state of exaltation and splendour. in one's glory: in one's highest state of magnificence or prosperity; also colloq., in a state of unbounded gratification or enjoyment.
*8. A state of exaltation and splendour. in one's glory: in one's highest state of magnificence or prosperity; also colloq., in a state of unbounded gratification or enjoyment.
*9. a. The circle of light represented as surrounding the head, or the whole figure, of the Saviour, the Virgin, or one of the Saints; an AUREOLE n. or NIMBUS.
*9. a. The circle of light represented as surrounding the head, or the whole figure, of the Saviour, the Virgin, or one of the Saints; an AUREOLE n. or NIMBUS.
:b. A representation of the heavens opening and revealing celestial beings. ? Obs. (Cf. F. gloire.)
:b. A representation of the heavens opening and revealing celestial beings. ? Obs. (Cf. F. gloire.)
:c. transf. Any circle or ring of light; a [[halo]], [[corona]]. Also, a name for the star of an order of knighthood (obs.), and spec. an anthelion or fog-bow.
:c. transf. Any circle or ring of light; a [[halo]], [[corona]]. Also, a name for the star of an order of knighthood (obs.), and spec. an anthelion or fog-bow.
:d. Bot. = CORONA 7b. Obs.
==Description==
'''Glory''' (from the [[Latin]] gloria, "fame, renown") is used to denote the [[manifestation]] of God's [[presence]] in the Judeo-Christian religious [[tradition]]. [[God]]'s glory is often associated with visible displays of [[light]], e.g. thunderbolts, fire, brightness.
[[Divine]] glory is an important motif throughout Judeo-Christian [[theology]], where [[God]] is regarded as the most glorious [[being]]. Since they are created in the Image of God, [[human beings]] can [[share]] or [[participate]] in divine glory as image-bearers. Like a [[mirror]], the human person [[reflects]] God's glory, though imperfectly.
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