[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

glory \glo"ry\, v. i. imp.  p. p. gloried; p. pr.  vb. n.
   glorying. oe. glorien, of. glorier, fr. l. gloriari, fr.
   gloria glory. see glory, n.
   1913 webster
   1. to exult with joy; to rejoice.
      1913 webster

            glory ye in his holy name.            --ps. cv.?
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   2. to boast; to be proud.
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            god forbid that i should glory, save in the cross of
            our lord jesus christ.                --gal. vi. 14
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            no one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
                                                  --richardson.
      1913 webster
see also:
gloried glorying glory 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

glory \glo"ry\ gl=o"ry^; 111, n. oe. glorie, of. glorie,
   gloire, f. gloire, fr. l. gloria; prob. akin to gr. kle`os,
   skr. ,cravas glory, praise, ,cru to hear. see loud.
   1. praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
      common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
      honorable fame; renown.
      1913 webster

            glory to god in the highest.          --luke ii. 14.
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            spread his glory through all countries wide.
                                                  --spenser.
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   2. that quality in a person or thing which secures general
      praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
      object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
      excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
      1913 webster

            think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
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            jewels lose their glory if neglected. --shak.
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            your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --young.
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   3. pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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            in glory of thy fortunes.             --chapman.
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   4. the presence of the divine being; the manifestations of
      the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
      celestial honor; heaven.
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            thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
            receive me to glory.                  --ps. lxxiii.
                                                  24.
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   5. an emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
      peculiar sanctity. it is represented in art by rays of
      gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
      a disk, or a mere line.
      1913 webster

   note: this is the general term; when confined to the head it
         is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
         body, aureola or aureole.
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   glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
      exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
      --knight.

   glory pea bot., the name of two leguminous plants
      clianthus dampieri and c. puniceus of australia and
      new zeland. they have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.

   glory tree bot., a name given to several species of the
      verbenaceous genus clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
      of tropical regions.
      1913 webster
see also:
loud glory hole glory pea clianthus dampieri c. puniceus glory tree 
clerodendron 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
glorification resplendence resplendency aura aureole halo 
nimbus gloriole gloried 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

273 moby thesaurus words for "glory":
   babylonian splendor, beulah, beulah land, heaven, land of beulah,
   o, paradise, a better place, acclaim, accolade, adoration,
   adulation, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, antisun, apotheosis,
   areola, aura, aureole, beauty, benediction, bepraisement,
   better world, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light,
   blessing, blinding light, boast, bright light, brightness,
   brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, caper,
   caracole, carol, celebrity, chaplet, character, charisma, chirp,
   chirrup, circle, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus,
   clap hands, closed circle, congratulation, consequence, corona,
   coronet, countersun, credit, crow, crow over, crown, cycle, dance,
   dazzling light, deification, delight, diadem, dignity, discus,
   disk, distinction, eclat, effulgence, elaborateness, elegance,
   eloge, eminence, encomium, envelope, esteem, eternal home,
   eternal return, eternity, eulogium, eulogy, exaltation, excellence,
   excessive praise, exult, fairy ring, fame, famousness, figure,
   flamboyance, flattery, flood of light, frisk, frolic, fulgor,
   gambol, garland, glamour, glare, glaring light, gloat, gloat over,
   glorification, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness,
   gratitude, great honor, greatness, halo, happy hunting ground,
   heaven above, heavenly kingdom, hero worship, heroism, high heaven,
   holiness, homage, hommage, honor, idolatry, idolizing,
   illustriousness, immortality, immutability, imposingness,
   impressiveness, infinite goodness, infinite justice, infinite love,
   infinite mercy, infinite power, infinite wisdom, infinity, joy,
   jubilate, kingdom come, kingdom of god, kingdom of glory,
   kingdom of heaven, kudos, lasso, laud, laudation, lavishness,
   light, lilt, lionizing, loftiness, logical circle, loop, looplet,
   lunar corona, lunar halo, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic,
   magic circle, magnanimity, magnification, magnificence, majesty,
   meed of praise, memorability, mock moon, mock sun, moon dog,
   mystique, name, nimbus, nobility, noose, notability,
   noteworthiness, notoriety, notoriousness, numinousness,
   omnipotence, omnipotency, omnipresence, omniscience, omnisciency,
   orbit, ornament, otherworld, overpraise, paean, pageantry,
   panegyric, paraselene, parhelic circle, parhelion, plushness, pomp,
   popularity, poshness, praise, presence of god, prestige,
   prominence, proudness, publicity, radiance, radiancy,
   radiant splendor, radius, rainbow, realm of light, reclame,
   recognition, refulgence, refulgency, rejoice, relish,
   remarkableness, renown, report, reputation, repute, resplendence,
   resplendency, revel, reverence, ring, ritziness, rollick, romp,
   rondelle, round, roundel, salience, saucer, show off, sing, skip,
   skip for joy, solar corona, solar halo, sovereignty, sphincter,
   splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor, state, stateliness,
   streaming light, sublimity, sumptuousness, sun dog, thanksgiving,
   the promised land, the bubble reputation, the happy land,
   the world above, tribute, triumph, ubiquity, unity, veneration,
   vicious circle, vividness, vogue, wheel, whistle, worship,
   wreath

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

glory
   heb. kabhod; gr. doxa. 1. abundance, wealth, treasure, and
   hence honour ps. 49:12; glory gen. 31:1; matt. 4:8; rev.
   21:24, 26.
   
     2. honour, dignity 1 kings 3:13; heb. 2:7 1 pet. 1:24; of
   god ps. 19:1; 29:1; of the mind or heart gen. 49:6; ps. 7:5;
   acts 2:46.
   
     3. splendour, brightness, majesty gen. 45:13; isa. 4:5;
   acts 22:11; 2 cor. 3:7; of jehovah isa. 59:19; 60:1; 2 thess.
   1:9.
   
     4. the glorious moral attributes, the infinite perfections
   of god isa. 40:5; acts 7:2; rom. 1:23; 9:23; eph. 1:12. jesus
   is the "brightness of the father's glory" heb. 1:3; john 1:14;
   2:11.
   
     5. the bliss of heaven rom. 2:7, 10; 5:2; 8:18; heb. 2:10;
   1 pet. 5:1, 10.
   
     6. the phrase "give glory to god" josh. 7:19; jer. 13:16
   is a hebrew idiom meaning, "confess your sins." the words of the
   jews to the blind man, "give god the praise" john 9:24, are an
   adjuration to confess. they are equivalent to, "confess that you
   are an impostor," "give god the glory by speaking the truth;"
   for they denied that a miracle had been wrought.
   

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