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1 glory
'ɡlo:ri 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) ære, heder2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) herlighet, prakt(stykke)3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) glans, prakt2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) glede seg over, sole seg i glansen av- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriouslyglansIsubst. \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/1) ære, heder2) fremste pryd, (grunn til) stolthet, berømmelse3) ( religion) lovprisning, takksigelse4) salighet(en), evig ære5) (lysende) herlighet, prakt, glans, stas6) ( religion) gloria, nimbusbask in the reflected glory of eller bathe in the reflected glory of sole seg i glansen avdays in glory storhetstidfor glory for ærens skyldglory (be)! i all verden!Glory (be) to God ære være Gudgo to glory ( hverdagslig) møte sin skaper (dø)in (all) one's glory ( hverdagslig) på sitt høydepunkt, på toppen, i all sin glans, i sin glansperiode• when he's teaching, he's in his glory thesaints in glory de saligesend to glory ( hverdagslig) sende til himmels (dø)to the greater glory of God til større ære for Gud (jesuittenes valgspråk)win glory on the field of battle vinne på ærens markIIverb \/ˈɡlɔːrɪ\/bare i uttrykkglory in være stolt over, glede seg over, sette sin ære i, juble over, være stolt av, være kry for triumfere, hovere over, skryte av -
2 eminence
1) (distinction; fame.) berømmelse2) (a title of honour used to or of a cardinal: His Eminence Cardinal Kelly.) Deres Eminensesubst. \/ˈemɪnəns\/1) fremstående posisjon, anseelse, berømmelse, ære2) berømthet, celebritet, fremstående person3) (høytidelig, poetisk) høydedrag, bakke, kolleHis (Your) Eminence ( tiltaleform til kardinal) Hans\/Deres Eminenserise to eminence vinne en fremstående posisjon
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