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Glory vs. Prestige — What's the Difference?

Glory vs. Prestige — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Glory and Prestige

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Glory

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

Prestige

The level of respect at which a person or thing is regarded by others; standing
An act that boosted his prestige.
A job with low prestige.

Glory

Something conferring honor or renown.

Prestige

Good reputation; honor
Her accomplishments lent a lot of prestige to the college.

Glory

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

Great respect or importance
Doctors are usually treated with prestige.

Glory

Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.

Prestige

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.

Glory

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

Prestige

Delusion; illusion; trick.

Glory

The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.

Prestige

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

Glory

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

Prestige

(video games) To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.

Glory

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

Prestige

Delusion; illusion; trick.
The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture.

Glory

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

Prestige

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.

Glory

Great beauty and splendor.

Prestige

A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.;
He wanted to achieve power and prestige

Glory

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

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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