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gloria
CIDE DICTIONARY
gloria, n. [L., glory.].
A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gloria, n.
1 any of various doxologies beginning with Gloria, esp. the hymn beginning with Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory be to God in the highest).
2 an aureole.
1 any of various doxologies beginning with Gloria, esp. the hymn beginning with Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory be to God in the highest).
2 an aureole.
Etymology
L, = glory
THESAURUS
gloria
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