'Glorify' definitions:
Definition of 'glorify'
(from WordNet)
verb
Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]
verb
Bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
verb
Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: transfigure, glorify, spiritualize]
verb
Cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
Definition of 'Glorify'
From: GCIDE
- Glorify \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glorified; p. pr. & vb. n. Glorifying.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory. [1913 Webster]
- Jesus was not yet glorified. --John vii. 39. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore. [1913 Webster]
- That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make (something or someone) appear to be more important, splendid, or valuable than would normally be thought; as, to glorify every routine job by giving its performer the title "engineer".. [PJC]
Definition of 'glorify'
From: Easton
- Glorify
- To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31, 32; 17:4,5).
- Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20; 10:31).
Synonyms of 'glorify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaim,
- adore,
- adulate,
- advance,
- aggrandize,
- apotheose,
- apotheosize,
- applaud,
- beatify,
- belaud,
- bepraise,
- bless,
- bless the Lord,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- boost,
- brag about,
- canonize,
- celebrate,
- cleanse,
- commend,
- consecrate,
- crown,
- cry up,
- dedicate,
- deify,
- devote,
- dignify,
- distinguish,
- doxologize,
- elevate,
- emblazon,
- enhance,
- ennoble,
- enshrine,
- enthrone,
- erect,
- eulogize,
- exalt,
- extol,
- flatter,
- glamorize,
- glorify the Lord,
- hail,
- hallow,
- hero-worship,
- honor,
- hymn,
- idealize,
- idolize,
- immortalize,
- laud,
- lionize,
- look up to,
- magnify,
- make legendary,
- make much of,
- overpraise,
- panegyrize,
- pay tribute,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- praise God,
- promote,
- puff,
- puff up,
- purify,
- raise,
- raise up,
- revere,
- saint,
- salute,
- sanctify,
- set apart,
- set up,
- sing praises,
- sublime,
- throne,
- trumpet,
- upgrade,
- uplift,
- uprear,
- venerate,
- worship