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# glorious

«glorious» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very beautiful and wonderful to see or feel: a glorious…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (glorious, more glorious, most glorious)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very beautiful and wonderful to see or feel: a glorious sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#m1)

2) (of weather) Bright, sunny and warm: a glorious day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#m2)

3) Bringing great fame, honour and praise: a glorious victory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#m3)

4) (informal) Very enjoyable: we had a glorious time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday British and Irish talk «glorious weather» is a happy remark about sunshine. In history and poetry it describes famous victories and brave deeds; in stories and descriptive writing it is a strong word for beauty. Phrases: glorious sunshine, a glorious day, glorious victory, the Glorious Twelfth.

### examples

- What a glorious sunny day for the beach! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x1)
- The sunset over the sea was glorious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x2)
- The team won a glorious victory in the final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x3)
- We had a glorious time at Gran's farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x4)
- The gardens are glorious in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x5)
- The poem tells of glorious deeds by brave knights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x6)
- The weather forecast promised glorious sunshine for sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x7)
- “That's glorious fun!” said the sprite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/#x8)

### note

Adjective from «glory» (y → i + -ous). Adverb: gloriously. Strong word: use it for really great things, or it loses its power. Do not mix with «glamorous» (stylish and attractive).

### In the corpora

- [Toad: «Glorious, stirring sight! ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/32-willows-ch2-part4-the-wreck-and-the-new-craze/20/)
- [It was simply glorious!» In there, Toad explains, the Badger was so moving that he'd have said anything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/8/)
- [It was simply glorious!»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/27/)
- [Thy right hand, O LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.422/)
- [The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.930/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «glorious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glorious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.