GLORIFIED

canonized, canonised, glorified

(adjective) accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing

GLORIFY

glorify

(verb) bestow glory upon; “The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic”

glorify

(verb) cause to seem more splendid; “You are glorifying a rather mediocre building”

transfigure, glorify, spiritualize

(verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ’s transfiguration

laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

(verb) praise, glorify, or honor; “extol the virtues of one’s children”; “glorify one’s spouse’s cooking”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

glorified

simple past tense and past participle of glorify

Adjective

glorified (comparative more glorified, superlative most glorified)

transformed into something glorious (often used sarcastically)

Source: Wiktionary


GLORIFY

Glo"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glorified; p. pr. & vb. n. Glorifying.] Etym: [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]

1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory. Jesus was not yet glorified. John vii. 39.

2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore. That we for thee may glorify the Lord. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 February 2025

ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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