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Gloria
[ glawr-ee-uh, glohr- ]
noun
- Liturgy.
- the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
- (lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
- (lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
- (lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
- (lowercase) a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or wool for umbrellas, dresses, etc., often with a filling of cotton warp and yarn of other fiber.
- a female given name.
Gloria
1/ ˈɡɔːɪə; -ˌɑː /
noun
- any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies
- a musical setting of one of these
gloria
2/ ˈɡɔːɪə /
noun
- a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
- a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
Word History and Origins
Origin of Gloria1
Example Sentences
Located about 2½ miles west of the Kings’ home arena, the center offers 47 programs attended by about 1,500 people each week, according to public relations manager Gloria Y. Kim.
Its advisory board includes Lanhee Chen, a former advisor to the presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio; Gloria Romero, a former Democratic state Senate leader who is now a Republican; former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Davis.
Her 2018 Hulu documentary “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie” featured interviews with Ruth Handler, inventor of the iconic doll, as well as feminist Gloria Steinem.
Just: "American Psycho," on its 25th anniversary, stands as the wicked feminist satire of 1980s greed and male vanity its Canadian director and co-screenwriter Mary Harron imagined, instead of the vile misogynist fantasy Gloria Steinem crusaded against during pre-production.
Though artists like Gloria Estefan and Lisa Lisa had enjoyed mainstream popularity in the U.S. during the Latin “boom” of the ’80s, Selena’s ascent as a Mexican American from Texas was something more novel.
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