Gloried

4 definitions found

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

  Gloried \Glo"ried\, a. [See {Glory}.]
     Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.] --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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.]
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     1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
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              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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gloried
       See {glory}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]