Gloria
['glɔrɪə]
Definition
(n.) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
(n.) A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high), and also of the communion service in some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in English is used.
(n.) The musical setting of a gloria.
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Definition
n. a doxology.—Gloria in excelsis the 'Greater Doxology'—'Glory be to God on high;' Gloria Patri the 'Lesser Doxology'—'Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost as it was ' &c.
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Examples
- The transport ship Gloria Scott was set down by the Admiralty as being lost at sea, and no word has ever leaked out as to her true fate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- A few seconds later a roar like thunder burst upon our ears, and as the smoke thinned away there was no sign left of the _Gloria Scott_. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And the _gloria_ and all that nonsense that you had. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But his mind, that was his best companion, was thinking La Gloria. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Be the cause what it may, it was the end of the _Gloria Scott_ and of the rabble who held command of her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is that I am thankful too to have been another time in _la gloria_. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She said La Gloria. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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