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Definition of Gloria
1. 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.
Definition of Gloria
1. Proper noun. ( female given name). Popular during the first half of the 20th century. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gloria
1. a halo [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gloria
1. 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. 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. The musical setting of a gloria. Origin: L, glory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloria
Literary usage of Gloria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"White vestments were used, and the Gloria said, in Rome during Advent to the end
... The Te Deum and Gloria were left out during it, and the use of purple ..."
2. The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the Magnificent by William Roscoe (1795)
"... tornare a Fiorenza con XXXI. tanta gloria e stabilita delle cose di quella
Excelsa Repubblica. A nui pare soverchio scrivere altre ragione & cause per ..."
3. Hymns and Hymn Makers by Duncan Campbell (1898)
"Gloria IN EXCELSIS. TE DEUM THE hymns whose names stand at the head of this ...
But as two of them, the Ter Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) and the Gloria in ..."
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