Gloria

2 definitions found

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

  Gloria \Glo"ri*a\, n. [L., glory.] (Eccl.)
     (a) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the
         Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the
         service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
     (b) A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be
         to God on high), and also of the communion service in


         some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in
         English is used.
     (c) The musical setting of a gloria.
         [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "Gloria":
     Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Benedicite, Blessing, Canon,
     Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle,
     Fraction, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Gospel, Gradual,
     Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Magnificat,
     Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax,
     Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Secreta, Te Deum, Tersanctus,
     Tract, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon,
     antiphony, canticle, chant, chorale, doxology, hallelujah, hosanna,
     hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud,
     mantra, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm,
     psalmody, report, response, responsory, versicle