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CIDE DICTIONARY
gloria, n. [L., glory.].
A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gloria, n.
1 any of various doxologies beginning with Gloria, esp. the hymn beginning with Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory be to God in the highest).
2 an aureole.
1 any of various doxologies beginning with Gloria, esp. the hymn beginning with Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory be to God in the highest).
2 an aureole.
Etymology
L, = glory
THESAURUS
gloria
Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Benedicite, Blessing, Canon, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Secreta, Te Deum, Tersanctus, Tract, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, canticle, chant, chorale, doxology, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, laud, mantra, motet, offertory, offertory sentence, paean, psalm, psalmody, report, response, responsory, versicle
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