Meaning of GLORIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'glowru`fI
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- [v] bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
- [v] cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
- [v] elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
- [v] praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
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| | Synonyms: | | exalt, extol, laud, proclaim, spiritualize, transfigure |
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| | See Also: | | aggrandise, aggrandize, alter, blow up, canonize, change, crack up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, ensky, hymn, lard, pad, praise | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria
glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor
and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or
to celestial glory.
Jesus was not yet glorified. --John vii.
39.
2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by
ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to
render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | (1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4,5). (2.) Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31). |
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| | Related Terms: | | acclaim, adore, adulate, advance, aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, applaud, beatify, belaud, bepraise, bless, bless the Lord, blow up, boast of, boost, brag about, canonize, celebrate, cleanse, commend, consecrate, crown, cry up, dedicate, deify, devote, dignify, distinguish, doxologize, elevate, emblazon, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, erect, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glamorize, glorify the Lord, hail, hallow, hero-worship, honor, hymn, idealize, idolize, immortalize, laud, lionize, look up to, magnify, make legendary, make much of, overpraise, panegyrize, pay tribute, porter aux nues, praise, praise God, promote, puff, puff up, purify, raise, raise up, revere, saint, salute, sanctify, set apart, set up, sing praises, sublime, throne, trumpet, upgrade, uplift, uprear, venerate, worship |
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