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blaze of glory

blaze of glory noun: an impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.

Noun

blaze of glory (plural blazes of glory)

  1. An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
    • A blaze of glory ere thou fad'st away.1718, Alexander Pope, trans., Homer, The Iliad, Book XVII, line 240.
    • Jon has taken an "all or nothing approach," and he wants to go down in a blaze of glory. […] The issue has become an ego thing: a conflict of Jon Parker versus the rest of the world.1991 February 4, Elizabeth Yukins, quoting Will Murphy, “Needle Exchange Heatedly Debated In Boston”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 28, page 3
  2. A sight, usually associated with a deity, that is forbidden or that is too glorious to behold.
    • Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light,/A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.1686, John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther

Forms of blaze of glory

pluralblazes of glory

Questions about blaze of glory

What does blaze of glory mean?
Blaze of glory means an impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
What part of speech is blaze of glory?
Blaze of glory is a noun.
What is the plural of blaze of glory?
The plural of blaze of glory is blazes of glory.

Words near blaze of glory in the dictionary

  1. Blazdells
  2. blaze
  3. blaze a trail
  4. blaze away
  5. blaze down
  6. blaze of glory
  7. blaze on
  8. blaze orange
  9. blaze oranges
  10. blaze up
  11. blaze-up

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