Meaning of Gloria | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A municipality of Bahia, Brazil.
2. A female given name from Latin, popular during the first half of the 20th century.
3. A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
   countable, uncountable
4. The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.
5. A doxology.
   countable

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Examples

“The glorias, canticles, and some translations of popular hymns are admirably sung; I do not know that I ever heard congregational singing more effective.”

“Miss Flax, the little thin sister, and Miss Gloria, the stout able-bodied sister, lifted up their hands and eyes in horror at the mere hint of a wet nurse.”

“Crampton. […] What's your name? I mean your pet name. They can't very well call you Sophronia. Gloria. Sophronia! My name is Gloria. I am always called by it. Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it. Gloria: Then my mother gave me a new name.”

““What did the priest, and all of you, keep on saying when we first went in?” / “Our Fathers, Hail Maries, and Glorias; couldn’t you hear?” asked Emily, laughing. / “No, I should think not, you rattled on so fast- What are Hail Maries and Glorias?” / “The Gloria you know well enough, my dear, because you say it in your church at the end of every psalm,” replied Miss Horton; “the Hail Mary is a prayer to our Blessed Lady,” and she repeated it.”

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