glorious

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having great beauty and splendor

   a glorious spring morning

2. 2
   adj

   having or deserving or conferring glory

   a long and glorious career

3. 3
   adj

   Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

   glorious deeds

4. 4
   adj

   Excellent, wonderful; delightful.

   These are thy glorious works, Parent of good.

5. 5
   adj

   Bright or shining;

   And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.

6. 6
   adj

   Eager for glory or distinction

   [...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. […]

7. 7
   adj

   Excessively proud or boastful.

   Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens, And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat.

8. 8
   adj

   Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

   During his Office, Treaſon was no Crime. / The Sons of Belial had a Glorious Time: / For Shimei, though not prodigal of pelf, / Yet lov'd his wicked Neighbour as himſelf.

Etymology

From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.