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Glorious

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Adjective

1. glorious

having or deserving or conferring glory

Example Sentences:
'a long and glorious career'
'our glorious literature'

2. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid

characterized by grandeur

Example Sentences:
'the brilliant court life at Versailles'
'a glorious work of art'
'magnificent cathedrals'
'the splendid coronation ceremony'

3. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

having great beauty and splendor

Example Sentences:
'a glorious spring morning'
'a glorious sunset'
'splendid costumes'
'a kind of splendiferous native simplicity'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Glorious

see synonyms of glorious
adjective
1. 
having or full of glory; illustrious
2. 
conferring glory or renown
a glorious victory
3. 
brilliantly beautiful
4. 
delightful or enjoyable
5. informal
drunk

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Glorious

see synonyms of glorious
adjective
1. 
having, giving, or deserving glory
2. 
splendid; magnificent
3.  Informal
very delightful or enjoyable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Glorious

see synonyms of glorious
adj.
1. Having or deserving glory; famous.
2. Conferring or advancing glory: a glorious achievement.
3. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent: a glorious sunset.
4. Delightful; wonderful: had a glorious visit with old friends.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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