glorious : Idioms & Phrases


glorious revolution

  • noun the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
    English Revolution; Bloodless Revolution.
WordNet

self-glorious

Self`-glo"ri*ous adjective
Definitions
  1. Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful. Dryden.
Webster 1913