Glorious

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  • adjective. Having or deserving glory; famous.
  • adjective. Conferring or advancing glory.
  • adjective. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent.
  • adjective. Delightful; wonderful.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of glory; characterized by attributes, qualities, or achievements that are worthy of or receive glory; of exalted excellence or splendor; illustrious; resplendent.
  • Full of boasting; boastful; vainglorious; haughty; ostentatious.
  • Eager for, or striving after, glory or distinction.
  • Recklessly jolly; hilarious; elated: generally applied to a tipsy person.
  • Synonyms PreĆ«minent, distinguished, famous, magnificent, grand, splendid, radiant, brilliant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration.
  • adjective. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.
  • adjective. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.
  • adjective. Splendid; resplendent; bright; shining, as the sun, gold, or other shiny objects.
  • adjective. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.
  • adjective. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. characterized by grandeur
  • adjective. having great beauty and splendor
  • adjective. having or deserving or conferring glory
  • Word Usage
    "He does not like the term glorious ', which was invented, he says, by journalists."
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    golden  heavenly  mighty  noble  pleasant  
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