Definition
Made to seem more important, impressive, or noble than something actually is; elevated in status or appearance.
Etymology
From Latin 'gloria' (glory) combined with the suffix '-ify' (to make). The word evolved in Middle English to mean 'to praise' or 'to honor,' eventually taking on the sense of 'making something seem greater than it truly is.'
Kelly Says
When people call something a 'glorified' version of something else—like a 'glorified pencil'—they're actually using a Latin word for glory to suggest the opposite: that it's not as grand as it pretends to be, which is deliciously ironic.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সম্মানিত
som-man-it
CACatalà
glorificat
glo-ree-fee-kah-toh
CSČeština
uzvýšen
ooz-vee-shen
DADansk
forherliget
for-her-li-get
DEDeutsch
verehrt
ve-reht
ELΕλληνικά
δοξασμένος
do-xas-men
ESEspañol
glorificado
glor-ee-fee-kah-doh
FAفارسی
جلال یافته
ja-lal-i-ye-neh
FISuomi
kunnioitettu
kun-nioi-tet-tu
FRFrançais
glorifié
glor-ee-fee
GUGU
સન્માનિત
san-ma-ni-t
HIहिन्दी
प्रशंसित
pra-shan-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
dimuliakan
di-moo-lee-a-kan
ITItaliano
glorificato
glor-ee-fee-kah-toh
KKKK
сыйынылған
syy-y-nyl-gan
KO한국어
영광화된
yeong-gwang-hwa-deon
MSBahasa Melayu
dimuliakan
di-moo-lee-a-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုဏ်ကြိုး
gun-kye
NLNederlands
verheerlijkt
ver-he-er-lee-kt
NONorsk
herliget
her-li-get
PLPolski
uwieńczony
u-vi-eń-ch-o-nyy
PTPortuguês
glorificado
glor-ee-fee-kah-doh
RORomână
glorificat
glo-ree-fee-kah-toh
RUРусский
прославляемый
pro-sla-vlya-yemyy
SVSvenska
förhärligad
för-här-li-gad
SWKiswahili
ameli
a-me-li
TAதமிழ்
மதிப்பளிக்கப்பட்ட
ma-thi-ppa-li-kka-ppa-tta
TEతెలుగు
ప్రశంసించబడిన
pra-shan-chinch-ba-deen
THไทย
สรรเสริญ
sarn-sa-roi
TLTL
pinarangalan
pi-na-ran-ga-lan
TRTürkçe
kutsallaştırılmış
ku-stul-la-shi-rish
UKУкраїнська
прославлений
pro-slav-len-nyi
VITiếng Việt
kết tội
kết-tội
ZUZU
isigqiqilelwe
ee-si-gi-qi-qe-le-le-we