gloried


glo·ry

G0155900 (glôr′ē)n. pl. glo·ries 1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.2. Something conferring honor or renown.3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your wit is your crowning glory.4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory.6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: ancient Rome in its greatest glory.8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.intr.v. glo·ried, glo·ry·ing, glo·ries To rejoice triumphantly; exult: a sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.
[Middle English glorie, from Old French, from Latin glōria.]