According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
GLORIOUS
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
(adjective) having great beauty and splendor; “a glorious spring morning”; “a glorious sunset”; “splendid costumes”; “a kind of splendiferous native simplicity”
glorious
(adjective) having or deserving or conferring glory; “a long and glorious career”; “our glorious literature”
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
(adjective) characterized by grandeur; “the brilliant court life at Versailles”; “a glorious work of art”; “magnificent cathedrals”; “the splendid coronation ceremony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
glorious (comparative more glorious or gloriouser, superlative most glorious or gloriousest)
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
Excellent, wonderful
Bright or shining;
Synonyms: splendid, resplendent, bright, shining
(obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction
Synonyms: haughty, boastful, ostentatious, vainglorious
(archaic, colloquial) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
Source: Wiktionary
Glo"ri*ous, a. Etym: [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]
1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds. These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! Milton.
2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.] Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious. Shak.
3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.] kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious. Burns. During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time. Dryden.
Syn.
– Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid.
– Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv.
– Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. Udall. Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Ex. xv. 21. I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Coffee Trivia
