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

Noun

(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright and/or competent).

The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.

* The King James Bible, Matthew 13.57:

A prophet is not without honour , save in his own country.

(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.

He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.

His honor was unstained.

(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.

Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.

He wore an honor on his breast.

military honors'''; civil '''honors

Audie Murphy received many honors , such as the Distinguished Service Cross.

* (rfdate), Dryden:

their funeral honors

A privilege.

I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.

(in the plural) The privilege of going first.

I'll let you have the honours , Bob—go ahead.

# (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.

A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.

He is an honour to his nation.

(feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.

(Cowell)

(heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.

(countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.

(in the plural) (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.

At university I took honours in modern history.