See Also: glorify(medicine)
glorify(dictionary)
glorify(dictionary)

glorify (iou)



glorify verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French glorifier from ecclesiastical Latin glorificare, from late Latin glorificus, from Latin gloria: see GLORY noun, -FY.]
verb trans. Make glorious; spec. exalt (Christ, a human soul) to the glory of heaven. ME.
S. Daniel Those righteous issues, which shall glorifie And comfort many Nations with their worth.
b. Invest with radiance. Formerly also, adorn, embellish. LME.
Shakespeare Venus & Adonis The bright sun glorifies the sky.
c. Transform into something more splendid; (try to) make (a common or inferior thing) seem unrealistically splendid. M19.
J. F. Clarke Burns, Wordsworth, Whittier..have known how to glorify common life and every-day people.
verb trans. Advance the glory of (God, His name) by one's actions, suffering, etc.; ascribe glory or praise in adoration to (God). ME.
G. Priestland Being religiously inclined, she or he is anxious to serve God and glorify him.
verb refl. & intrans. Think oneself exceedingly fortunate, pride oneself, boast of one's good fortune. (Foll. by in, to do, that.) Now rare. ME.
Edward Howard For the which he glorified himself exceedingly.
verb trans. Describe or represent as glorious; praise enthusiastically or extravagantly; extol. M16.
J. A. Froude C?sar, who was being so much praised and glorified.
glorifier noun LME.