Meaning of "glories" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GLORIES

glories

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLORIES

Glories is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glories in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLORIES

PRESENT

Present

I glory

you glory

he/she/it glories

we glory

you glory

they glory

Present continuous

I am glorying

you are glorying

he/she/it is glorying

we are glorying

you are glorying

they are glorying

Present perfect

I have gloried

you have gloried

he/she/it has gloried

we have gloried

you have gloried

they have gloried

Present perfect continuous

I have been glorying

you have been glorying

he/she/it has been glorying

we have been glorying

you have been glorying

they have been glorying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gloried

you gloried

he/she/it gloried

we gloried

you gloried

they gloried

Past continuous

I was glorying

you were glorying

he/she/it was glorying

we were glorying

you were glorying

they were glorying

Past perfect

I had gloried

you had gloried

he/she/it had gloried

we had gloried

you had gloried

they had gloried

Past perfect continuous

I had been glorying

you had been glorying

he/she/it had been glorying

we had been glorying

you had been glorying

they had been glorying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will glory

you will glory

he/she/it will glory

we will glory

you will glory

they will glory

Future continuous

I will be glorying

you will be glorying

he/she/it will be glorying

we will be glorying

you will be glorying

they will be glorying

Future perfect

I will have gloried

you will have gloried

he/she/it will have gloried

we will have gloried

you will have gloried

they will have gloried

Future perfect continuous

I will have been glorying

you will have been glorying

he/she/it will have been glorying

we will have been glorying

you will have been glorying

they will have been glorying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would glories

you would glories

he/she/it would glories

we would glories

you would glories

they would glories

Conditional continuous

I would be glorying

you would be glorying

he/she/it would be glorying

we would be glorying

you would be glorying

they would be glorying

Conditional perfect

I would have glories

you would have glories

he/she/it would have glories

we would have glories

you would have glories

they would have glories

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been glorying

you would have been glorying

he/she/it would have been glorying

we would have been glorying

you would have been glorying

they would have been glorying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you glory
we let´s glory
you glory

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to glory

Past participle

gloried

Present Participle

glorying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GLORIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glories» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of glories

acclaim · adoration · beauty · blessing · boast · brilliance · celebrity · crow · distinction · drool · effulgence · eminence · exaltation · exult · fame · gloat · gorgeousness · grandeur · gratitude · greatness · homage · honour · illustriousness · immortality · kudos · laudation · lustre · magnificence · majesty · nobility · pageantry · pomp · praise · prestige · radiance · relish · renown · resplendence · revel · splendour · sublimity · thanksgiving · triumph · veneration · worship

TRANSLATION OF GLORIES

Find out the translation of glories to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glories from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glories» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 辉煌
• Translator English - Spanish: glorias
• English: glories
• Translator English - Hindi: गौरव
• Translator English - Arabic: أمجاد
• Translator English - Russian: слава
• Translator English - Portuguese: glórias
• Translator English - Bengali: গৌরব
• Translator English - French: gloires
• Translator English - Malay: Kemuliaan
• Translator English - German: Herrlichkeiten
• Translator English - Japanese: 栄光
• Translator English - Korean: 영광
• Translator English - Javanese: Glories
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vinh quang
• Translator English - Tamil: பெருமைகளை
• Translator English - Marathi: गौरव
• Translator English - Turkish: ihtişamlar
• Translator English - Italian: glorie
• Translator English - Polish: chwała
• Translator English - Ukrainian: слава
• Translator English - Romanian: glorii
• Translator English - Greek: δόξες
• Translator English - Afrikaans: heerlikheid
• Translator English - Swedish: glories
• Translator English - Norwegian: herligheter

10 QUOTES WITH «GLORIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glories.

1

Dante Alighieri

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.

2

Philip James Bailey

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.

3

Emily Bronte

I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal.

4

John Hope Franklin

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

5

Jenny Holzer

One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.

6

John Hope

We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths... and tell the world the glories of our journey.

7

Reed Hundt

It is one of the glories of America that we move to higher levels of awareness.

8

Stephen Hunter

Even my pathological love of Japan and its beauties, glories and eccentricities is sorely tested by 'The Grudge 2,' from Takashi Shimizu, a movie so bewildering and impenetrable that I believe it siphoned off a good 40 IQ points.

9

Andrew O'Hagan

I wasn't like other boys. At any rate, I wasn't like my three elder brothers: they excelled at football and they were like other boys, going up to bed each night hugging annuals filled with stories about the glories of Pele and Danny McGrain.

10

Camille Paglia

Are we like late Rome, infatuated with past glories, ruled by a complacent, greedy elite, and hopelessly powerless to respond to changing conditions?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLORIES»

Discover the use of glories in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glories and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Rainbows, Halos, and Glories

Very Good,No Highlights or Markup,all pages are intact.

Robert Greenler, 1980

A Gift of Mourning Glories

The book is organized around a memorable framework: Gifts, Give Yourself Time, Investigate and Observe, Find the Value, Take the Risk, Share Your Gifts. An ideal gift for someone suffering a loss of any kind.

Georgia Shaffer, 2000

Britannia's Glories: The Walpole Ministry and the 1739 War ...

The War of Jenkins Ear' examined for the first time in a full-length study, looking at the vitality of popular politics and the inner workings of Parliament during the time.

Philip Woodfine, 1998

Glories of War: Small Battle and Early Heroes of 1861

Extensive use of Union and Confederate newspapers, along with previously unused sources, brings new information to readers. The text is supplemented by maps depicting both overviews and details of military action.

Charles Preston Poland, 2004

Of Wars and Morning Glories

A true story seen through the eyes of a young girl who had no time to be a child, as she and her father sidestepped the German invasion of Western Europe in World War II, only to end up in the middle of the Japanese invasion of the ...

Helene A. Setjo-Heijblom, 2005

Morning Glories

The Glories and the Truants are haunted by the things they've done and are more lost than they ever were before.

Nick Spencer, 2013

Treasures of Islam: Artistic Glories of the Muslim World

Presents a portrait of the cultural heritage of Islam looking at its artistic influences and offering examples of paintings, jewelry, sculpture, metalwork, and architecture.

Bernard O'Kane, 2007

Glories: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Familiar Quotations RepentingThe wages of sin is death.

‎2008

Ragged glories: city lights, country funk, American music

A collection of this British music writer's best pieces covering 20 years of American music -- pop, soul, country and blues -- including interviews with Lou Reed, Randy Newman and Johnny Cash.

Barney Hoskyns, 2003

Sunsets And Glories

Peter Barnes. 'Barnes is one ofthe great unrecognised geniuses ofthe English theatre of the past couple of decades.' Plays ('5? Players Set in late thirteenth' century Italy, where power struggles between Church and State inspire such ...

Peter Barnes, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLORIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glories is used in the context of the following news items.

Future wars will need a more versatile response

We are indisputably good at celebrating past military glories. If only we were better at preparing for future threats. At a moment of three-pronged ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Laporta, Bartomeu, Benedito, Freixa - meet the Barcelona …

The 53-year-old lawyer says he will restore La Masia to its former glories, while he believes the club should respect the philosophy of Johan ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

Roger Federer is still good enough to win a record-breaking eighth …

... over Murray in Wimbledon's semi-finals as his best work yet under the Swede's tutelage, raising hopes he can still claim future glories despite ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Malek: History found around every corner

... the play opens later this month and presents the immigrants who worked the stone and shaped the industry, its glories and its tragedies. «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»

Pencil makes big point

Signs advertising these glories are dotted along Interstate 70, and their siren song for driver eyes jaded by the passing blur of interstate ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»

Next Cats: Wildcat target Tatum headed to Duke instead

And Razorbacks fans see him as the type of player that could return the program to its past Final Four glories. "It's just like any other kid that's ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»

This is the World Rally Car of 2017

... a style saw Sebastien Loeb take an incredible nine WRC titles, but from a spectator's perspective, the lack of drama in the series is at odds with its past glories. «Evo, Jul 15»

The Igloo: A Retrospective on Pittsburgh's Civic Arena

But even though the Civic Arena is no longer standing, all of its glories will never be forgotten. The stirring sensation of approaching its fabled ... «The Hockey Writers, Jul 15»

Australia's empty words exposed by England

Australia will come back, but there's no escaping the fact that Australia's recent glories have been on their own soil and against weak bowling ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

Eamonn Sweeney: Bridesmaids Tipperary can take another step up …

... a footnote in Kilkenny's story, their players destined to end up as bit players on nostalgia programmes consecrated to the glories of Shefflin, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»