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Glory vs. Majesty — What's the Difference?

Glory vs. Majesty — What's the Difference?

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Glory

Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.

Majesty

Majesty (abbreviated HM for His Majesty or Her Majesty, oral address Your Majesty; from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness") is used as a manner of address by many monarchs, usually kings or queens. Where used, the style outranks the style of (Imperial/Royal) Highness, but was formerly inferior to the style of Imperial Majesty.

Glory

Something conferring honor or renown.

Majesty

Sovereign power, dignity, or grandeur
The majesty of the royal couple.

Glory

A highly praiseworthy asset
Your wit is your crowning glory.
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Majesty

Supreme authority or power
The majesty of the law.

Glory

Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.

Majesty

A royal personage.

Glory

Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence
The sun set in a blaze of glory.

Majesty

Majesty Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a sovereign.

Glory

The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.

Majesty

Magnificence or splendor
The majesty of the Rockies.

Glory

A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity
Ancient Rome in its greatest glory.

Majesty

The quality of being impressive and great.
The majesty of the Great Pyramids

Glory

A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.

Majesty

The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; - usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty.
No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a great state with more dignity and grace.

Glory

To rejoice triumphantly; exult
A sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.

Majesty

Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; - in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness or Grace.

Glory

Great beauty and splendor.

Majesty

Dignity; elevation of manner or style.

Glory

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

Majesty

Impressiveness in scale or proportion

Glory

That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.

Glory

Worship or praise.

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.

Glory

Victory; success.

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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