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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
glorious
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beautiful/lovely/glorious day (=with very nice weather)
▪ It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?
glorious sunshine (=enjoyable bright sunshine)
▪ They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine.
glorious/beautiful/perfect
▪ It was glorious weather, so we decided to go for a picnic.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ He inched toward it as it grew more and more glorious.
most
▪ The cottage is set on the highest ridge of the Chiltern Hills and is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
▪ Donen and Vincente Minnelli were the directors with whom he collaborated on his most glorious musicals, often sharing the directing credit.
▪ In 1917, as if in defiance of the death and destruction all around him, Modigliani painted his most glorious series of nudes.
▪ To Virgil as to all Roman poets, war was the noblest and most glorious of human activities.
▪ For one minute, the most glorious minute in the world, Gravellier thought he had got through to him.
▪ Relive the most glorious defeat in the history of any franchise in any sport.
▪ It was most glorious in the fall when the golden leaves crackled under our feet.
■ NOUN
day
▪ Slowly Rory walked back to the house, the glorious day ruined.
▪ This was, after all, supposed to be a glorious day and a kickoff event that belonged to the home team.
▪ It was a glorious day, so I did not mind.
▪ I suggested that it was a waste of a glorious day to eat indoors.
▪ One day, thought Preston, one glorious day when some one asks me how I am, I shall tell them.
past
▪ Thought Burbank, meditating on Time's ruins, and the seven laws assumes a glorious past.
▪ And its glorious past, long clung to, is over.
view
▪ The house was built in the 1930s and faces south with glorious views of Dartmoor, shared by all the principal bedrooms.
▪ The glorious views to and from the building remain, and their grounds, though overgrown, can quickly be restored.
▪ From the bedrooms there are glorious views of the Wetterstein mountains and the Zugspitze.
▪ There is a handsome stable block, a huge walled garden and 63 acres with glorious views.
years
▪ He had had six glorious years with Arfur.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in full/glorious technicolour
▪ That night Jay dreamed in glorious technicolour with full Dolby stereo.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
glorious fall colors
▪ It was a glorious day!
▪ We spent six glorious days in Acapulco.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A glorious fragrance filled the room.
▪ Bellerophon was master of the glorious creature.
▪ I let the glorious dinner evolve, picturing it in complete detail, until I could smell every taste.
▪ Last night had been a glorious voyage of discovery to a new land, revealing wonders never dreamt of.
▪ Resorts that are glorious in mid-summer can be bleak and damp in winter as well as pretty dull when the tourist season is over.
▪ The glorious expedition had degenerated into a humiliating disaster.
▪ The village faces west to a distant horizon formed by Skye and the Torridon mountains, a glorious prospect.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glorious

Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]

  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, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
    --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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
glorious

late 13c., from Anglo-French glorious, Old French glorieus (12c., Modern French glorieux), from Latin gloriosus "full of glory, famous," from gloria (see glory). In 14c.-17c. it also could mean "boastful, vainglorious." Related: Gloriously.

Wiktionary
glorious

a. 1 exhibit attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds. 2 splendid; resplendent; bright; shining, as the sun, gold, or other shiny objects. 3 (context obsolete English) eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. 4 (context colloquial English) ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

WordNet
glorious
  1. adj. 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]

Wikipedia
Glorious (Eddie Izzard)

Glorious is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1997 performance at the Hammersmith Apollo. The performance was released on VHS and covers topics such as the siege of Troy, Noah's Ark, the Royal Family to the birth of baby Jesus. In many ways, the flow of topics follow from the Bible, starting with the beginning of time according to the Old Testament and ending with Armageddon according to the Book of Revelation, though they are covered in Izzard's usual non-serious style.

Glorious (Natalie Imbruglia song)

"Glorious" is the only single taken from Glorious: The Singles 97–07, the greatest hits compilation by Natalie Imbruglia. The music video for "Glorious" was directed by Frank Borin ( Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eminem, Good Charlotte), and roaded in California. The video is inspired by the movie Y Tu Mamá También, in which Imbruglia collaborated before in the soundtrack, with the song "Cold Air", and follows Natalie and friends on a roadtrip through Mexico. "But instead of filming it in Mexico, I ended up in the California desert in 45C," she said.

Glorious (Gloria Gaynor album)

Glorious is American singer Gloria Gaynor's fourth studio album. It was released in 1977 on Polydor Records.

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.

Glorious (Andreas Johnson song)

"Glorious" is a song released by Swedish singer Andreas Johnson in 1999. It is from Johnson's Liebling album on the WEA record label.

The song was a mixed success chart-wise, as it remained in low positions in the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand and Germany. However, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Italy and the United Kingdom.

The song was later used on television advertisements for Vauxhall, Volvo, and in 2004, for Nutella, thus allowing the song to re-enter the French Singles Chart at a peak of number 16, although the song was only number 50 in its first release, four years earlier. An uncredited instrumental segment of the song was used in the movie The Proposal, after the ceremony.

The first 3 melody lines that are sung are identical to the first 3 sung melody lines of "Two Minute Warning", a song by Depeche Mode (composed by Alan Wilder) in 1983.

Glorious (The Pierces song)

"Glorious" is a single by New York-based band The Pierces. It is the second single released from their fourth studio album, You & I. It was released on 10 April 2011 as a Digital download. The song is a cover originally sung by US indie-pop/rock musician Levy, who is also credited for playing guitar on The Pierces' version.

Glorious (Cascada song)

"Glorious" is a song performed by German dance recording trio Cascada, written by Yann Peifer, Manuel Reuter, Andres Ballinas, Tony Cornelissen. The song was included on their compilation album The Best of Cascada (2013). It was announced that the song would be one of the candidate songs of the Unser Song für Malmö, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. A preview of the song was published on 9 January 2013. The same day the full version was leaked. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 8 February 2013.

Despite being one of the favorites to win it finished in 21st of 26 places with 18 points.

Glorious (Everclear song)
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Glorious (Foxes album)

Glorious is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Foxes, originally due for release on 28 February 2014, but was pushed back to 12 May 2014, in favour of releasing the album simultaneously worldwide. The album is available in three versions; the standard album, a deluxe version and a limited edition vinyl.

Glorious (Foxes song)

"Glorious" is a song by English singer and songwriter Foxes. It is the fourth single from her debut studio album, Glorious. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2014.

Glorious (Arty album)

Glorious is the debut studio album by Russian electronic music producer and DJ Arty. It was released on 9 October 2015 by Insomniac Records and Interscope Records.

Usage examples of "glorious".

Glorious creatures enjoyed drinks, and Algol, their rescuer, secured their lodgings, showed them up to a trendy room, then took them back down where the Fashionables gathered, set them at a table and asked them what they would have.

It had been the command function on Sirius the Dog Star, had been command again in the Rigel System where the invaders and monstrous beings had been crushed, had held true on Algol VII where the great war of the frog men had resulted in their rout and in the glorious victory of the Federation even at the cost of several hundred thousand brave troops .

There can be little doubt that the Goths who were minded to revolt from the son of Triarius and who were not to be received into favour by the Emperor, were Ostrogoths, still dimly conscious of the old tie which bound them to the glorious house of Amala, and more than half disposed to forsake the service of their squinting upstart chief in order to follow the banners of the young hero, son of Theudemir.

First he must live that glorious life of youth, of nerves aquiver with ecstasy.

The cool wind of the night blows over the vast spaces of the Sahara and touches her cheek, reminding her of the wind that, at Arba, carried fire towards her as she sat before the tent, reminding her of her glorious days of liberty, of the passion that came to her soul like fire in the desert.

Our glorious leader, Colonel Baraka, has ordered us to spare no expense to bring you all the fine touches that you are used to.

As the barkeeper climbed along up, bowing and smiling to everybody, and at last got to the platform, these tents were jerked up aloft all of a sudden, and we saw four noble thrones of gold, all caked with jewels, and in the two middle ones sat old white-whiskered men, and in the two others a couple of the most glorious and gaudy giants, with platter halos and beautiful armor.

Since he was riding a battleship, he disposed his forces so that the battleships could have a glorious time sinking-cripples, and he went Steaming north with the lot of them.

Christ himself, were obliged to expect the second and glorious coming of the Son of Man in the clouds, before that generation was totally extinguished, which had beheld his humble condition upon earth, and which might still be witness of the calamities of the Jews under Vespasian or Hadrian.

This is the story of how he came to be summoned back from Hosanna, the World of the Great and Glorious Flame of the Divine Life, and was joined with Sandor Sandor and Benedick Benedict in the hunt for Victor Corgo, the man without a heart.

He wanted to bury himself in her, not thinking about Bilbao and what it would bring, not thinking about anything except Faith and the glorious oblivion of making love with her.

Roussaye frowned over the notes he had made after visiting a dozen clubs and cafes where Bonapartist officers gathered to drink and gamble and reminisce about the glorious days of the empire.

No offense to the famous chef and his touch with butterfat in all of its glorious manifestations.

Llandovery, from which place you may visit the scenes of this legend, is a charming little town in East Carmarthenshire, situated in glorious surroundings of mountains, vale, and moorland, where some of the finest salmon and trout fishing in South Wales may be enjoyed.

Ankle chains were then placed, too, upon the warrior of Glorious Ar, and a chain ran, too, from his wrists to the chain on his ankles.