Phrase guide

glory be

intj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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intj

Meaning 1

Used to express surprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A doxology to the Trinity, commonly prayed as part of the rosary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gloria Patri, Glory Be to the Father

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Shortened from glory be to God.

From the first two words in the English version of this doxology.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 聖三光榮經 /圣三光荣经 (sing3 saam1 gwong1 wing4 ging1) — a doxology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖三光榮經 /圣三光荣经 (Shèngsān Guāngróng Jīng) — a doxology
  • Hungarian: Dicsőség — a doxology