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3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, adjective [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See {Glory}, noun]
1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.
These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! --Milton.
2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]
Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak.
3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]
kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.
During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.
Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. -- {Glo"ri*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Glo"ri*ous*ness}, noun --Udall.
Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21.
I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation. --B. Jonson.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
glorious
adjective
1: having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" [ant: {inglorious}]
2: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {illustrious}, {redoubtable}, {respected}]
3: bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times"
4: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {magnificent}, {splendid}]
5: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: {resplendent}, {splendid}, {splendiferous}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
193 Moby Thesaurus words for "glorious": Babylonian, Corinthian, addled, admirable, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-seeing, all-wise, almighty, august, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, beaming, beautiful, beery, bemused, besotted, blind drunk, blooming, boundless, bright, brilliant, celebrated, changeless, charismatic, cool, crapulent, crapulous, creating, creative, dandy, dazzling, delightful, deluxe, devastating, distinguished, divine, dizzy, drenched, drunk, drunken, effulgent, elaborate, elegant, elevated, eminent, enjoyable, estimable, eternal, eternally the same, everlasting, exalted, excellent, exquisite, extravagant, fabulous, famed, famous, fancy, far-gone, fine, flustered, fou, full, gay, giddy, gilt-edged, glamorous, glowing, godlike, golden, good, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, groovy, hallowed, happy, heavenly, heroic, high, highest, holy, honored, hot, hunky-dory, illustrious, immense, immortal, immutable, imposing, impressive, in liquor, inebriate, inebriated, inebrious, infinite, intoxicated, jolly, just, keen, killing, lauded, limitless, lofty, loving, luminous, lustrous, luxurious, magic, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, making, marvelous, maudlin, mellow, merciful, merry, muddled, nappy, neat, noble, numinous, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, one, outstanding, palatial, permanent, perpetual, pleasurable, plush, posh, princely, prominent, proud, radiant, raving, ravishing, reeling, renowned, resplendent, ritzy, sacred, sensational, shaping, shikker, shining, soaring, sodden, sotted, sovereign, sparkling, spectacular, splendacious, splendent, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, splendrous, stately, sterling, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, supreme, swank, swanky, swell, terrific, tiddly, timeless, tipsy, towering, tremendous, ubiquitous, unbounded, unchanging, undefined, under the influence, unlimited, wonderful
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