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blazes of glory

blazes of glory is the plural of blaze of glory.

Meaning of blaze of glory

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.
  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

Questions about blazes of glory

What is blazes of glory the plural of?
Blazes of glory is the plural of blaze of glory.

Words near blazes of glory in the dictionary

  1. blazers
  2. blazes
  3. blazes a trail
  4. blazes away
  5. blazes down
  6. blazes of glory
  7. blazes on
  8. blazes up
  9. blazest
  10. blazeth
  11. blazey

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