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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 124 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie,
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modern gloire, from
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Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)  , a synonym for fame, renown,
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honour, and thus used of anything which reflects honour and renown on its possessor . In the phrase "
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glory of
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God " the word implies both the honour due to the Creator, and His
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majesty and effulgence . In liturgies of the
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Christian
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Church are the Gloria Patri, the
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doxology beginning " Glory be to the
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Father," the response Gloria tibi, Domine, " Glory be to Thee, O
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Lord," sung or said after the giving out of the
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Gospel for the
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day, and the Gloria in excelsis, " Glory be to God on high," sung during the
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Mass and Communion service . A " glory " is the
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term often used as synonymous with
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halo, nimbus or
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aureola (q.v.) for the
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ring of
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light encircling the
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head or figure in a pictorial or other
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representation of sacred ,persons .

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