glorify
glorify is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
- transitive verb. 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.
- verb. bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
- verb. cause to seem more splendid
"You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
- verb. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
- verb. praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one's children"
"glorify one's spouse's cooking"
Synonyms
spiritualize, transfigure, exalt, extol, laud, proclaim
Common word forms
glorified, glorifier, glorifies, glorifying
Words from these letters
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