glories

See also: gloriés, gloríes, and glòries

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔːɹiz/
• (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo(ː)ɹiz/
• Hyphenation: glo‧ries

Verb

glories

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of glory
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:

     He says he glories in what happened, and that good may be done indirectly; but I wish he would not so wear himself out now he is getting old, and would leave such pigs to their wallowing.

Noun

glories

1. plural of glory
   • 2012 June 16, Shi Jiangtao, “Stubborn courage of Shaoyang dissidents”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 January 2014, Latest‎^[2]:

     Shaoyang, in the southwest of central China's Hunan province, is an almost forgotten city despite past glories in a history spanning more than 25 centuries, dating back to the Spring and Autumn period.

Anagrams

• rigoles

Middle English

Noun

glories

1. plural of glorie

Portuguese

Verb

glories

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of gloriar