glory (subs.) Copy link Outline I. In abstract sense; praise, distinction1. glōria2. laus, dis, f.3. dĕcus, ŏris, n. (usu. in sense II.)4. clārĭtas, clārĭtūdoII. An ornament, distinction1. dĕcus2. ornāmentumIII. The halo round the head of a saint • glory (subs.): I. In abstract sense; praise, distinction: 1. glōria: real, solid, substantial g., vera, gravis, solida g., Cic.: eternal g., g. aeterna, sempiterna, Cic.: to long for g., g. expetere, Cic. de Or. 2, 40, 172: to be attracted by g., gloria duci, Cic. Arch. 11, init.: to get g., g. capere, Cic. Am. 7, extr.; g. consequi, id. Ph. 2, 44, 114; g. adipisci, id. Off. 2, 13, init.: to get g. by well doing, g. benefactis parare, Quint.: Sall. (v. to get): all those things have brought me immortal g., mihi illa omnia immortalem g. dederunt, Cic. in Pis. 26, 63: to be distinguished for the g. of one's achievements, gloria rerum gestarum florere, Cic. de Or. 1, init.: I have warred not without g., militavi non sine g., Hor. Dimin. gloriola, petty, paltry g., Cic. Fam. 5, 12, fin. 2. laus, dis, f.: 'tis no mean g., non ultima l. est, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 35: to be a g. to any one, alicui [magnae] laudi esse, Hor. S. 2, 3, 99: v. praise. 3. dĕcus, ŏris, n. (usu. in sense II.): to maintain the dignity and the g. of the state, civitatis dignitatem et d. sustinere, Cic. Off. 1, 32, 124: true g. consists in virtue, verum d. in virtute positum est, Cic. 4. clārĭtas, clārĭtūdo: v. renown. II. An ornament, distinction: 1. dĕcus: mind is the g. of man, hominis d. ingenium, Cic. Br. 15, 59: (Pompey) the g. and light of the empire of the people of Rome, imperii P. R. decus ac lumen, id. Ph. 2, 22, 54. 2. ornāmentum: v. ornament. III. The halo round the head of a saint: nimbus: cf. Virg. Aen. 10, 634: comp. Serv. a. l.
glory (v.) Copy link Outline 1. glōrior, 1 (foll. by abl.; either alone or with in, de)2. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, irr. (with pron. refl.)3. jacto, 1 • glory (v.): 1. glōrior, 1 (foll. by abl.; either alone or with in, de): to g. in names, nominibus g., Cic. Or. 50, 169: we rightly g. in virtue, in virtute recte gloriamur, id. N. D. 3, 36, 87: with de, id. Fin. 3, 8, 28: v. to boast. 2. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, irr. (with pron. refl.): in this I g., not a little, hic me magnifice effero, Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 31: to g. in wickedness and tyranny, scelere atque superbia sese e., Sall. Jug. 14, med.: Cic. 3. jacto, 1: v. to boast. Phr.: many g. in enduring heat for many hours, plerique in gloria ducunt, plurimis horis calorem perpeti, Plin. 31, 6, 32.
GLORY Copy link • GLORY 1. gloria: claritas: claritudo (gloria, like κλέος, represents glory under the notion of being much spoken of; claritas, under the notion of being a bright, conspicuous object, like δόξα. Cic. uses claritas, Sall. claritudo, in this sense, which is a favorite word wilh Tac., not found in Cic., Caes.., Quint., or Suet., who, indeed, uses neither form): laus (praise; the oral recognition, whether by one or more persons, of the merit, etc., of a person or action): fama (the good report of a person, or the general recognition of the merit of an action). A little glory, gloriola: to be a glory to anybody, laudi or gloriae esse: laudem afferre: to aim at or pursue glory, gloriam quaerere: to thirst for glory, or make glory one’s object, gloriam or laudem quaerere; gloriae servire; gloria duci; laudis studio trahi: to be filled with a passionate longing for glory, flagrare laudis or gloriae cupiditate; gloriae cupiditate incensum esse: to reap or acquire glory, gloriam acquirere, capere, consequi, or adipisci; claritudinem parare; ad claritudinem pervenire (the last two Sall., not Cic.): to be covered with glory, gloria florere; claritate praestare (Nep.); in gloria (sempiterna or aeterna) esse (Cic.): to confer immortal glory upon anybody, immortalem gloriam dare (Cic.); immortali gloria aliquem afficere (Plaut.); sempiternae gloriae aliquem commendare: to say anything to the glory of anybody, praedicare aliquid de aliquo; to prophesy that anybody will acquire glory, alicui claritatem ostendere (Cic.): the thirst or desire of glory, gloriae or laudis cupiditas; laudis studium; gloriae laudisque cupiditas; also gloria only (e.g., gloria duci): the passionate desire of glory, gloriae aestus: the insatiable thirst of glory, insatiabilis famae cupido: eager in the pursuit of glory, gloriae or laudis cupidus or avidus; gloriae appetens. Vainglory; [Vid: under VAIN]. A glory (= rays of heavenly light round a saint’s head), radii. A head with a glory round it, caput radiatum (Vid: Plin., Pan., 52, 1, Gierig). The glorious existence of saints in heaven, immortalis or aeterna gloria. Vid: To GLORIFY. 2. v. gloria et praedicatione sese efferre. To glory in anything, aliqua re or de, or in aliqua re gloriari (the ablative and de implying that the boast is unfounded; in that there is just cause for it); also, jactare or ostentare aliquid (to plume one’s self on it ostentatiously). To glory in having etc., gloriari in eo, quod, etc.: to have good reason to glory in anything, aliquid vera cum gloria de se praedicare posse.