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gloria

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1. gloria - Noun

2. Gloria - Proper noun

Meaning

A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.

A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be to God on high), and also of the communion service in some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in English is used.

The musical setting of a gloria.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Of course in Miami, not denouncing Fidel Castro at every turn is almost as bad as saying Gloria Estefan can't sing. Gloria Estefan

Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt don't wear clothes with your name on it, so why should you wear their name? Mr. T

But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did. Courtney Love

Hodie mihi cras tibi, said the inscription. Sic transit gloria mundi. My turn today, yours tomorrow. And thus passes away the glory of the world. Diana Gabaldon

At the end the Gloria is chanted. Spanish Proverb

No hi ha gloria sense enveja. Catalan Proverb

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