glorify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb praise, glorify, or honor
    exalt; extol; laud; proclaim.
    • extol the virtues of one's children
    • glorify one's spouse's cooking
  2. verb bestow glory upon
    • The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic
  3. verb elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
    transfigure; spiritualize.
  4. verb cause to seem more splendid
    • You are glorifying a rather mediocre building

WordNet

Glo"ri*fy transitive verb
Etymology
F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Glorified ; present participle & verbal noun Glorifying
Definitions
  1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
    Jesus was not yet glorified. John vii. 39.
  2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
    That we for thee may glorify the Lord. Shak.

Webster 1913