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I. glo·ry [ˈglɔ:ri] N

1. glory no pl (honour):

glory: Ruhm m <-es>

in the days of its glory, this city was the world's cultural centre: in ihrer Blütezeit war diese Stadt das kulturelle Zentrum der Welt

he didn't exactly cover himself in [or with]glory: er hat sich nicht gerade mit Ruhm bekleckert inf iron

in a blaze of glory: ruhmvoll <-er, -ste>

in a blaze of glory: glanzvoll

to bask [or bathe] in reflected glory: sich acc in unverdientem Ruhm sonnen

to deserve/get all the glory for sth: die ganzen Lorbeeren für etw acc verdienen/ernten

2. glory (splendour):

glory: Herrlichkeit f <-, -en>

glory: Pracht f <->

the museum houses many of the artistic glories of the ancient world: das Museum beherbergt viele der Kunstschätze des Altertums

how long will it take to restore the castle to its former glory?: wie lange wird es dauern, der Burg wieder zu ihrer alten Pracht zu verhelfen?

3. glory:

glory (attracting honour): ruhmreiche Tat

glory (achievement): Glanzleistung f <-, -en>

this pupil is the school's glory: dieser Schüler ist der Stolz der Schule

past glories: vergangene Ruhmestaten

past glories of soldiers: vergangene Heldentaten

4. glory no pl REL (praise):

glory: Ehre f <-, -n>

glory to God in the highest: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe

5. glory no pl (heaven):

glory: Himmel m <-s>

glory: Himmelreich nt <-(e)s> kein pl

to be in glory: im Himmel sein

to go to glory euph: sterben <stirbt, starb, gestorben> euph

to go to glory euph: ins ewige Reich eingehen

Phrases:

glory be!: Gott [o. dem Himmel] sei Dank!

II. glo·ry <-ie-> [ˈglɔ:ri] VB intr

to glory in [doing] sth: etw genießen

she's always gloried in the fact that she's better qualified than her sister: sie hat sich immer gerühmt, eine bessere Ausbildung zu haben als ihre Schwester

my sister glories in pointing out my failings: meine Schwester kostet es richtig aus, meine Fehler hervorzuheben

to glory in one's success: sich acc in seinem Erfolg sonnen [o. baden]

OpenDict entry

glory N

to bask in the glory of sth: sich (akk) in Ruhm einer S. (gen) sonnen form

ˈglo·ry box N Aus, NZ

glory box: Aussteuertruhe f

ˈglo·ry days N pl

glory days: ruhmreiche Tage

ˈglo·ry hole N inf

glory hole: Rumpelkammer f inf

knick·er·bock·er ˈglo·ry N Brit

knickerbocker glory: Eisbecher m mit Früchten und Götterspeise

Old ˈGlo·ry N no pl Am

Old Glory: Sternenbanner nt <-s, ->

OpenDict entry

morning glory N

morning glory BOT: [Prunk]winde f

morning glory sl hum: Morgenlatte sl hum

Present
I	glory
you	glory
he/she/it	glories
we	glory
you	glory
they	glory

Past
I	gloried
you	gloried
he/she/it	gloried
we	gloried
you	gloried
they	gloried

Present Perfect
I	have	gloried
you	have	gloried
he/she/it	has	gloried
we	have	gloried
you	have	gloried
they	have	gloried

Past Perfect
I	had	gloried
you	had	gloried
he/she/it	had	gloried
we	had	gloried
you	had	gloried
they	had	gloried

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

everlasting glory: unvergänglicher Ruhm

glory be!: Gott [o. dem Himmel] sei Dank!

to go to glory euph: ins ewige Reich eingehen

blaze of glory: Ruhmesglanz m

to glory in one's success: sich acc in seinem Erfolg sonnen [o. baden]

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