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GLORY. The recognition and praise of someone's excellence. Applied to God, the divine (internal) glory is the infinite goodness that the persons of the Trinity constantly behold and mutually ...
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. (n.) Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown. 2. (n.) That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of ...
In the English version of the Bible the word Glory, one of the commonest in the Scripture, is used to translate several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, and the Greek doxa in the New Testament . Sometimes the Catholic versions employ brightness, where others use glory. When this occurs, the original signifies, as it frequently does elsewhere ...
In his Modern Catholic Dictionary, Fr. John Hardon, S.J., provides a good summary of the different meanings of “glory”: The recognition and praise of someone’s excellence. Applied to God, the divine (internal) glory is the infinite goodness that the persons of the Trinity constantly behold and mutually praise.
Sometimes the Catholic versions employ brightness, where others use glory. When this occurs, the original signifies, as it frequently does elsewhere, a physical, visible phenomenon. This meaning is found for instance in Exodus 24:16: "And the glory of the Lord dwelt upon Sinai"; in Luke 2:9, and in the account of the Transfiguration on Mount ...
Glory of God. (Latin: gloriare, to glorify, to honor) Term with many shades of meaning, e.g., praise, admiration; honor, celestial honor, splendor, or brightness. The word occurs frequently in Holy Writ to denote a visible, physical phenomenon: "And the glory of the Lord dwelt upon Sinai" (Exodus 24). Again it is used to designate the power and ...
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The Bible says, Whatever we do should be done that God may be glorified (Mt 5:13-16; Jn 12:28; 1 Cor 10:31). Unto the Lord be praise, honour and glory forever for all things were created by. Give to God the glory due to His name – 1 Chronicles 16:29. Him (Rev 4:11, 5:13). Whoever offers praise brings or gives glory to God for “You are ...
