gloria
see also: Gloria
Noun
Gloria
Pronunciation
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see also: Gloria
Noun
gloria
- A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
- (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.
- 1855, The Colonial Church chronicle, and missionary journal
Gloria
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡlɔːɹi.ə/
- 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.
- 1835 Jacobus Flax, The Knickerbocker, October 1835, page 291:
- (Christianity) The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.
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