Glory vs. Fame — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glory and Fame
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Glory
Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
Fame
The state of being widely known, widely recognized, or of great popular interest
A singer of international fame.
Glory
Something conferring honor or renown.
Fame
Public estimation; reputation
A politician of ill fame.
Glory
A highly praiseworthy asset
Your wit is your crowning glory.
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Fame
(Archaic) Rumor.
Glory
Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
Fame
To make renowned or famous.
Glory
Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence
The sun set in a blaze of glory.
Fame
(Archaic) To report to be
"The fancy cannot cheat so well / As she is famed to do" (John Keats).
Glory
The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
Fame
Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.
Glory
A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity
Ancient Rome in its greatest glory.
Fame
One's reputation.
Glory
A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.
Fame
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
Glory
To rejoice triumphantly; exult
A sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.
Fame
(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous
Glory
Great beauty and splendor.
Fame
Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
Glory
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Fame
Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
Glory
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
Fame
To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famedTo have wrought such wonders.
Glory
Worship or praise.
Fame
To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
Glory
An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.
Fame
The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Glory
Victory; success.
Fame
Favorable public reputation
Glory
An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
Glory
(theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
Glory
(obsolete) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
Glory
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory
To boast; to be proud.
Glory
To shine radiantly.
Glory
Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.
Glory to God in the highest.
Spread his glory through all countries wide.
Glory
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.
Jewels lose their glory if neglected.
Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown.
Glory
Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
In glory of thy fortunes.
Glory
The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Glory
An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
Glory
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name.
Glory
To boast; to be proud.
God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
Glory
A state of high honor;
He valued glory above life itself
Glory
Brilliant radiant beauty;
The glory of the sunrise
Glory
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Glory
Rejoice proudly
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