Glory vs. Prestige

Published: 11 Nov, 2020

Glorynoun

Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.

Prestigenoun

The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

‘Oxford has a university of very high prestige.’;

Glorynoun

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

Prestigenoun

Delusion; illusion; trick.

Glorynoun

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

Prestigeadjective

Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.

Glorynoun

Worship or praise.

Prestigenoun

Delusion; illusion; trick.

‘The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture.’;

Glorynoun

An optical phenomenon caused by water droplets, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow.

Prestigenoun

Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation of future achievements founded on those already accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged character or reputation.

Glorynoun

Victory; success.

Prestigenoun

a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.;

‘he wanted to achieve power and prestige’;

Glorynoun

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.

Glorynoun

(theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.

Glorynoun

(obsolete) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

Gloryverb

To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Gloryverb

To boast; to be proud.

Gloryverb

To shine radiantly.

Glorynoun

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.’;

Glorynoun

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.’;

Glorynoun

Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

‘In glory of thy fortunes.’;

Glorynoun

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.’;

Glorynoun

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.

Gloryverb

To exult with joy; to rejoice.

‘Glory ye in his holy name.’;

Gloryverb

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.’;

Glorynoun

a state of high honor;

‘he valued glory above life itself’;

Glorynoun

brilliant radiant beauty;

‘the glory of the sunrise’;