Dictionary Entry
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.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
- 2transitive 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.
- 3verb
bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
- 4verb
cause to seem more splendid
"You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
- 5verb
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
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- 6verb
praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one's children"
"glorify one's spouse's cooking"
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