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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
glorify \glo"rify\, v. t. imp.  p. p. glorified; p. pr. 
   vb. n. glorifying. f. glorifier, l. glorificare; gloria
   glory + -ficare in comp. to make. see -fy.
   1913 webster
   1. to make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor
      and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or
      to celestial glory.
      1913 webster

            jesus was not yet glorified.          --john vii.
                                                  39.
      1913 webster

   2. to make glorious in thought or with the heart, by
      ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to
      render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
      1913 webster

            that we for thee may glorify the lord. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to make something or someone appear to be more
      important, splendid, or valuable than would normally be
      thought; as, to glorify every routine job by giving its
      performer the title "engineer"..
      pjc
see also:
glorified glorifying -fy 

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