Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Latin doxology beginning with the words Gloria Patri.
- noun A Latin doxology that is the second item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass and begins with the words Gloria in excelsis Deo.
- noun A musical setting for either of these doxologies.
- noun A halo or nimbus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In liturgics, the great doxology (Gloria in Excelsis) or the lesser doxology (Gloria Patri). See below.
- noun A musical setting of one of these doxologies.
- noun In general, a doxology or ascription of praise.
- noun In eccles. art, a glory: often incorrectly used for halo or aureole.
- noun A fabric with a silk warp and a wool or cotton weft, so woven as to throw the silk on the face: used for umbrellas and women's dress-goods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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. - noun 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. - noun The musical setting of a gloria.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A female
given name . Popular during the first half of the 20th century.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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