Glory

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Glory may refer to:

Honor and renown

  • Glory (honor), high renown, praise, and honor obtained by notable achievements
  • Kleos, the Greek word for "glory", often translated to "renown" (what others hear about you)

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Glory (character), a comic book superheroine from Image Comics
  • Glory, a mainline My Little Pony unicorn pony
  • Glory Bailey, a character in British soap opera Coronation Street

Films

  • Glory (1956 film), an American musical directed by David Butler
  • Glory (1989 film), an American historical war drama directed by Edward Zwick
  • Glory (2016 film), a Bulgarian drama by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

Music

Albums

  • Glory (Britney Spears album), 2016
  • Glory (Kutless album), 2014
  • Glory (Manafest album) or the title song, 2006
  • Glory (Michael W. Smith album), 2011
  • Glory (EP) or the title song, by Iggy Azalea, 2012
  • The Glory Album, by Christon Gray, 2016
  • Glory, by Tomas Barfod, 2015
  • The Glory, by Olamide, 2016

Songs

  • "Glory" (Band-Maid song) 2018
  • "Glory" (Bastille song), 2017
  • "Glory" (Common and John Legend song), 2014
  • "Glory" (Jay-Z song), 2012
  • "Glory" (KMFDM song), 1994
  • "Glory Song", a 1900 gospel song written by Charles H. Gabriel
  • "Glory", by Arcángel from Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad, 2023
  • "Glory", by Audio Adrenaline from Lift, 2001
  • "Glory", by Dermot Kennedy from Without Fear, 2019
  • "Glory", by Doug Wimbish from Trippy Notes for Bass, 1999
  • "Glory", by Hollywood Undead from American Tragedy, 2011
  • "Glory", by Jessie J from R.O.S.E., 2018
  • "Glory", by JoJo from LoveJo, 2014
  • "Glory", by Lil Wayne from Free Weezy Album, 2015
  • "Glory", by Sault from 11 (2022)
  • "Glory", by Television from Adventure, 1978
  • "Glory", by Young the Giant from Mirror Master, 2018
  • "The Glory", by Kanye West from Graduation, 2007
  • "The Glory", by The Cranberries from Something Else, 2017

Other art and entertainment

  • Glory (Vladimir Nabokov novel), a 1932 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
  • Glory (NoViolet Bulawayo novel), a 2022 novel by NoViolet Bulawayo
  • The Glory, a 1994 novel by Herman Wouk
  • Glory (sculpture), a 1999 sculpture by Gary R. Bibbs in Indianapolis, Indiana, US
  • Glory, a work by Banksy
  • Glory, the Pacific War counterpart to the Europa series of wargames
  • Glory, a board game designed by Richard Berg published by GMT Games
  • The Glory (TV series), a 2023 South Korean television series

People

  • Glory (singer) (born 1979), Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
  • Glory (wrestler), Christie Ricci (born 1982), American professional wrestler
  • Glory (name), list of people with the name

Places

  • Glory, Georgia, US
  • Glory, Minnesota, US
  • Glory, Texas, US

Religion

  • Glory (religion), in Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God's presence
  • Glory (religious iconography) or halo, a crown, circle, or disk of light that surrounds a person in art
  • Glorification, term for the canonization of a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Glory Be to the Father, also known as Gloria Patri, a Christian prayer, a doxology or short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies

Science and technology

  • Glory (optical phenomenon), a halo-like optical phenomenon
  • Glory (satellite), an earth science satellite which failed during launch in March 2011
  • Ulmus parvifolia 'Glory', an elm cultivar

Ships

  • Glory (1802 ship), an East Indiaman
  • Glory-class container ship, an eight-ship series operated by COSCO Shipping
  • Carnival Glory, a ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
  • French ship Gloire, various ships of the French Navy
  • HMS Glory, various ships of the British Navy
  • London Glory, three successive tanker ships of London & Overseas Freighters

Sports

  • Glory (kickboxing), a world-wide kickboxing promotion
  • Ohio Glory, a defunct American football team
  • Perth Glory FC, an Australian football (soccer) team

See also

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  • Gloria (disambiguation)
  • Glore
  • Glory, Glory (disambiguation)
  • Glory hole (disambiguation)
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