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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glorify \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr & vb n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare gloria glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make See {-fy}.] 1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon to confer honor and distinction upon to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory. Jesus was not yet glorified. --John vii. 39. 2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to to asknowledge the excellence of to render homage to to magnify in worship; to adore. That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: glorify v 1: praise, glorify, or honor: "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud}, {extol}, {exalt}, {proclaim}] 2: bestow glory upon "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic" 3: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Glorify (1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4,5). (2.) Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31).
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