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Gloria
[ glawr-ee-uh, glohr- ]
noun
- Liturgy.
- the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”
- (lowercase) a repetition of one of these.
- (lowercase) a musical setting for one of these.
- (lowercase) a halo, nimbus, or aureole, or an ornament in imitation of one.
- (lowercase) a fabric of silk, cotton, nylon, or wool for umbrellas, dresses, etc., often with a filling of cotton warp and yarn of other fiber.
- a female given name.
Gloria
1/ ˈɡɔːɪə; -ˌɑː /
noun
- any of several doxologies beginning with the word Gloria, esp the Greater and the Lesser Doxologies
- a musical setting of one of these
gloria
2/ ˈɡɔːɪə /
noun
- a silk, wool, cotton, or nylon fabric used esp for umbrellas
- a halo or nimbus, esp as represented in art
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Gloria1
Example Sentences
Though artists like Gloria Estefan and Lisa Lisa had enjoyed mainstream popularity in the U.S. during the Latin “boom” of the ’80s, Selena’s ascent as a Mexican American from Texas was something more novel.
“There are injuries, however, we are not able to confirm the extent due to live wires down in the area,” Gloria Orejel, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told Victor Valley News Group.
At that moment, the song explodes into a baroque rock opera, all power chords and chunky harmonies, before jumping into a double-time groove that recalls Laura Branigan's 1980s hit Gloria.
In an anecdote that feels especially meaningful given the current tensions over editorials, Gloria Steinem remembers being asked to address an editorial board meeting because Graham wanted them “to support the Equal Rights Amendment editorially and they were not doing so. She felt she couldn’t order them to, so she asked me to come …”
A week after Alec Baldwin and his wife’s TLC reality show premiered, attorney Gloria Allred demanded the actor testify in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the “Rust” shooting tragedy.
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