gloria
see also: Gloria
Noun

gloria

  1. A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
  2. (religion, countable) A doxology.
    • 1855, The Colonial Church chronicle, and missionary journal
      The glorias, canticles, and some translations of popular hymns are admirably sung; I do not know that I ever heard congregational singing more effective.

Gloria
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡlɔːɹi.ə/
Proper noun
  1. A female given name. Popular during the first half of the 20th century.
    • 1835 Jacobus Flax, The Knickerbocker, October 1835, page 291:
      Miss Flax, the little thin sister, and Miss Gloria, the stout able-bodied sister, lifted up their hands and eyes in horror at the mere hint of a wet nurse.
    • 1898 George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, Act II:
      Crampton. […] What's your name? I mean your pet name. They can't very well call you Sophronia.
      Gloria. Sophronia! My name is Gloria. I am always called by it.
      Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.
      Gloria: Then my mother gave me a new name.
  2. (Christianity) The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.



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