Noun

(en noun)

The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property.

(astrology) That placement of a planet in the zodiac in which it is deemed to exert its strongest influence.

*1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 483:

*:He often stood there in a muse until dusk fell, and then darkness, while once in a while the moon, ‘in her exaltation ’ as the astrologers say, rose to remind him that such worldly musings meant nothing to the hostile universe without.

(rare) The collective noun for larks.

* 1989 , Ronald K. Siegel, Intoxication: The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances , Park Street Press (2009), ISBN 1594770697, page 192:

In a sense, the editorial cartoons were correct when they suggested that an exaltation of larks can fly under the influence into an aspect of vulturous behavior.

* 2005 , Lucille Bellucci, Journey from Shanghai , iUniverse (2005), ISBN 0594343732, page 83:

“I'd like to think of my father being lifted to God in an exaltation of larks.”

* 2005 , Linda Bird Francke, On the Road with Francis of Assisi: A Timeless Journey Through Umbria and Tuscany, and Beyond , Random House (2006), ISBN 9780345469663, page 232:

It is said that an exaltation of larks, which had assembled on the roof of Francis's hut, suddenly—and inexplicably—took to the air just after sunset, wheeling and singing.

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Noun

(glories)

Great beauty or splendour, that is so overwhelming it is considered powerful.

* , chapter=5

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.}}

*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

* (Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)

Spread his glory through all countries wide.

That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.

* Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)

Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Jewels lose their glory if neglected.

* , chapter=4

, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.}}

Worship or praise.

* Bible, (w) ii. 14

Glory to God in the highest.

Optical phenomenon caused by water droplets.

Victory; success.

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Alistair Magowan, title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd

, work=BBC Sport citation , passage=But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory , they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.}}

An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.

(label) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

* (George Chapman) (1559-1634)

in glory of thy fortunes