gloria
/ˈɡlɔːɹ.ɪ.ə/US/ˈɡlɔɹ.i.ə/
gloria noun: a lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
Noun
gloria (countable and uncountable, plural glorias)
- A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
- A doxology.
- The glorias, canticles, and some translations of popular hymns are admirably sung; I do not know that I ever heard congregational singing more effective.1855, The Colonial Church chronicle, and missionary journal
Proper noun capitalized: Gloria
Gloria (plural Glorias)
- A female given name from Latin, popular during the first half of the 20th century.
- 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.1835 October, Jacobus Flax: The Knickerbocker, page 291
- 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...1898, George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, act II
- The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.
- “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...1872, F. A., chapter V, in Marion Howard; or Trials and Triumphs, Philadelphia: Peter F. Cunningham, […], page 100
gloria meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gloria in Hindi
- ग्लोरिया, ग्लोरीया
gloria in Tamil
- குளோரியா
gloria in Marathi
- ग्लोरिया, ग्लोरीया
gloria in Urdu
- گلوریا
More languagesFewer languages
- gloria in Bengali
- গ্লোরিয়া
- gloria in Telugu
- గ్లోరియా
- gloria in Malayalam
- ഗ്ലോറിയ, ഗ്ലോരിയ
- gloria in Kannada
- ಗ್ಲೋರಿಯಾ
- gloria in Punjabi
- ਗਲੋਰੀਆ
- gloria in Gujarati
- ગ્લોરીયા, ગ્લોરિયા, ગ્લોરીઆ
- gloria in Odia
- ଗ୍ଲୋରିଆ
- gloria in Nepali
- ग्लोरिया, ग्लोरीया
Forms of gloria
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | glorias |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Glorias |
Origin of gloria
Borrowed from Latin gloria. Doublet of glory.
From Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th-century literature.
Words formed from gloria
Phrases with gloria
Questions about gloria
- What does gloria mean?
- Gloria means a lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
- What is gloria in Hindi?
- Gloria in Hindi is ग्लोरिया, ग्लोरीया. See Gloria meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gloria?
- Gloria can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gloria?
- Gloria is pronounced /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.ə/ (US).
- What is the plural of gloria?
- The plural of gloria is glorias.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gloria (page history and authors); Gloria (page history and authors); gloria (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gloria (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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