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glorificatory

glorificatory adjective: expressing or characterized by glorification; glorifying.

Adjective

glorificatory (comparative more glorificatory, superlative most glorificatory)

  1. (literary, uncommon) Expressing or characterized by glorification; glorifying.
    • We would also suggest the propriety of having a chapter treating, philosophically, of the “art of non-committalism,” giving specimens of its varieties, from the productions of his [Martin Van Buren’s] Magnus Apollo [DeWitt Clinton], each specimen being illustrated by an approriate act of his public...1835 October 14, Dover Enquirer, “Another Biographer!”, in Kennebec Journal, volume XI, number 42, Augusta, Me., →OCLC, front page, column 6
    • Robby Benson is director as well as star of Crack in the Mirror (Cannon Oxford St, etc, 18), a cautionary (i.e. glorificatory) tale of cocaine dealing and use.1989 May 25, Tim Pulleine, “At the heart of darkness […]”, in The Guardian, London; Manchester, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23, column 4

Forms of glorificatory

comparativemore glorificatory
superlativemost glorificatory

Origin of glorificatory

Possibly from Latin glōrificātus + -ory, after glorification.

Questions about glorificatory

What does glorificatory mean?
Glorificatory means expressing or characterized by glorification; glorifying.
What part of speech is glorificatory?
Glorificatory is an adjective.

Words near glorificatory in the dictionary

  1. glorificated
  2. glorificates
  3. glorificating
  4. glorification
  5. glorifications
  6. glorificatory
  7. glorified
  8. glorified rice
  9. glorifier
  10. glorifiers
  11. glorifies

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