| query | The g______ of a culture or place are the things that people admire most about it.The glories of a culture or place are the things that people admire most about it. ...a tour of Florence, to enjoy the artistic glories of the Italian Renaissance. One of the glories of the island has always been its bird population. |
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| word | glory |
| full-definition | noun Glory is the fame and admiration that you gain by doing something impressive . Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race. ...we were still basking in the glory of our Championship win. A person's glories are the occasions when they have done something people greatly admire which makes them famous . The album sees them re-living past glories but not really breaking any new ground. ...the military glories of Frederick the Great. The glory of something is its great beauty or impressive nature. The glory of the idea blossomed in his mind. The glories of a culture or place are the things that people admire most about it. ...a tour of Florence, to enjoy the artistic glories of the Italian Renaissance. One of the glories of the island has always been its bird population. verb If you glory in a situation or activity, you enjoy it very much. The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom. He does not glory in his past successes and looks forward to achieving more. |
| inflections | gloriesgloryinggloried |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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