glorious Copy link Outline 1. glōriōsus (of persons, usu. = boastful)2. inclĭtus (chiefly poet.)3. praeclārus (excellent or eminent beyond others)4. pulcher, chra, chrum5. amplus6. clārus, illustris • glorious: 1. glōriōsus (of persons, usu. = boastful): to deserve well of the commonwealth is g., bene mereri de republica g. est, Cic. Ph. 1, 14, 33: most g. victories, victoriae gloriosissimae, Suet.: Tac. 2. inclĭtus (chiefly poet.): v. renowned. 3. praeclārus (excellent or eminent beyond others): O g. day, O p. diem! Cic. Sen. 23, 85: a most g. achievement, praeclarissimum facinus, Nep. Tim. 1: Sall. 4. pulcher, chra, chrum: a most g. deed, pulcherrimum facinus, Tac. Ann. 1, 8, fin.: Sall.: v. honourable. 5. amplus: most g. achievements, amplissimae res gestae, Cic. Att. 8, 9, ad interj. Join: amplum et gloriosum [est], Liv. 6. clārus, illustris: v. famous, illustrious. Phr.: to be very g. (of an action), magnae, maximae gloriae esse, Cic. Pl. 36, 89; to be for ever g. (of an individual), in aeterna [sempiterna] gloria esse, Cic. Cat. 4, 10, 21: to regard anything as g., aliquid in gloria ponere, Plin. 7, 25, 25.