Glory
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Glory may refer to:
Honor and renown
[edit]- 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
[edit]Fictional characters
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Glory, Georgia, US
- Glory, Minnesota, US
- Glory, Texas, US
Religion
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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