GLO'RY, n. [L. gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. Glory, then, is brightness, splendor. The L. floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same family.]
1. Brightness; luster; splendor.
The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory,when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory. 2 Pet.1.
In this passage of Peter, the latter word glory refers to the visible splendor or bright cloud that overshadowed Christ at his transfiguration. The former word glory, though the same in the original, is to be understood in a figurative sense.
2. Splendor; magnificence.
Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one
of these. Matt.vi.
3. The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.
4. Praise ascribed in adoration; honor.
Glory to God in the highest. Luke 2.
5. Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity. The hero pants for glory in the field. It was the glory of Howard to relieve the wretched.
6. The felicity of heaven prepared for the children of God; celestial bliss.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,and afterwards receive me to glory. Ps.73.
7. In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it.
The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam.4.
8. The divine perfections or excellence.
The heavens declare the glory of God. Ps.19.
9. Honorable representation of God. 1 Cor. 11.8. 10. Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.
Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. Is.13. 11. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory. 12. Generous pride.GLO'RY, v.i. [L. glorior, from gloria.] To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name. Ps.105. 1 Chron. 16.
1. To boast; to be proud of.
No one should glory in his prosperity.
SCRIPTURES:
I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell.
¶Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
And the same word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
And unto him who loved us, be glory; who washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his Father. To him be glory and dominion, forever and ever. Amen.
And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.
And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.
And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world;
And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
The second of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment.
Differing kingdoms in heaven. At the final judgment, each person will be assigned to an eternal dwelling place in a specific kingdom of glory, except those who are sons of Perdition.
The highest of the three degrees of glory that a person can attain after this life. Here the righteous will dwell in the presence of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
The lowest of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment.
In the scriptures, glory often refers to God’s light and truth. It may also refer to praise or honor and to a certain condition of eternal life or to the glory of God.
QUOTES:
PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think glory means magnificence or honor. Glory is grand and beautiful.
Glory itself is unchanging, but I believe there are different degrees of glory. Just like light is light, the amount of light in a certain place is changeable.
God's Glory is the greatest. True Beauty is glory and virtue.
Glory, in the context of a verb, means to honor or praise.
I believe we should strive to create glorious things that testify of Christ.
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