Glories

/ˈɡlɔːriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of glory; moments of great triumph, pride, honor, or beauty; or a term for God's splendor and magnificence in religious contexts.

Etymology

From Latin 'gloria,' possibly connected to the idea of 'being heard' or 'known.' The word entered English through Old French 'gloire' and has meant high honor and distinction since medieval times.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'past glories' reveals something interesting about human memory—we tend to remember our achievements as more glorious than they were, which is why nostalgia hits so hard!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Glory
glo-ree
ARالعربية
مجْد
maj-d
BNবাংলা
সম্মান
som-man
CACatalà
glories
glo-ree-es
CSČeština
sláva
s-lava
DADansk
herlighed
her-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Glorien
glo-ree-en
ELΕλληνικά
δόξα
do-ksa
ESEspañol
glorias
glo-ree-as
FAفارسی
عظمت
e-z-mat
FISuomi
kirkkaus
kir-kka-us
FRFrançais
glories
glor-ee
GUGU
શ્રેય
shrey
HAHA
girma
jir-ma
HEעברית
הדר
he-der
HIहिन्दी
गौरव
gow-rav
HUMagyar
dicsőség
dee-ch-soh-gej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehormatan
keh-oh-ro-ma-tan
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
glorie
glo-ree
JA日本語
栄光
ei-kou
KKKK
сый
syy
KMKM
ប្រាជ្ញ
brach-nyan
KO한국어
영광
yeong-gwang
MRMR
प्रतिष्ठा
pra-ti-shta
MSBahasa Melayu
kehormatan
keh-oh-ro-ma-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြား
chaw-kya
NLNederlands
glorie
glo-ree
NONorsk
herlighet
her-li-het
PAPA
ਸлава
sa-la-va
PLPolski
glorie
glo-ree
PTPortuguês
glorias
glo-ree-as
RORomână
glorie
glo-ree
RUРусский
славы
slav-y
SVSvenska
härlighet
her-li-het
SWKiswahili
utukufu
oo-too-koo-foo
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பு
ma-thi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిష్ట
pra-ti-shta
THไทย
เกียรติยศ
khee-at-its
TLTL
karoong
ka-roong
TRTürkçe
glori
glo-ree
UKУкраїнська
слава
sla-va
URاردو
شہرت
shah-rat
VITiếng Việt
danh tiếng
danh-tee-ng
YOYO
ijoba
ee-jo-ba
ZH中文
荣耀
yào hào
ZUZU
uhloniphi
oo-hlo-ni-phi

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