Glo·ried a. Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.]
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Glo·ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloried p. pr. & vb. n. Glorying.]
1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name. --Ps. cv.░
2. To boast; to be proud.
God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. --Gal. vi. 14
No one . . . should glory in his prosperity. --Richardson.
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glory
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
[syn: glorification]
2: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: resplendence,
resplendency]
3: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole]
v : rejoice proudly
[also: gloried]