Glory (disambiguation)
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Religion
- Glory (religion)Glory (religion)Glory is used to denote the manifestation of God's presence in the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. God's glory is often associated with visible displays of light, e.g. thunderbolts, fire, brightness....
, in Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God's presence; see also Hod (Kabbalah)Hod (Kabbalah)Hod in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the eighth sephira of the Kabbalistic tree of life. It is derived from hod הוד in the Hebrew language meaning "majesty" or "splendor" and denoting "praise" as well as "submission".... - Glory, a term in Christian art for a haloHalo (religious iconography)A halo is a ring of light that surrounds a person in art. They have been used in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and have at various periods also been used in images of rulers or heroes...
surrounding the whole body of a person. - Glory Be to the FatherGlory Be to the FatherGloria Patri, also known as Glory Be to the Father’ , is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies...
, also known as , a Christian prayer, a doxology or short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies - GlorificationGlorification-Catholicism:For the process by which the Roman Catholic Church or Anglican Communion grants official recognition to someone as a saint, see canonization.-Eastern Orthodox Church:...
, term for the canonizationCanonizationCanonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
of a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Music
- "Glory" (single)Glory (single)"Glory" is a KMFDM single from the album Angst. It contains three remixes of the title track "Glory" , plus remixes of the tracks "Lust" and "Move On", both originally from Angst...
, a single by KMFDM - "Glory", a 1978 single by Television from the album Adventure
- "Glory! Glory!", a single by Underworld from the 1988 album Underneath the RadarUnderneath the RadarUnderneath the Radar is the debut album by Underworld, released in 1988 . The album was a success in both Australia and the US . The title track of the album was released as a single which reached top five on the ARIA singles charts and number seventy-four on the U.S...
- Glory (singer)Glory (singer)Glory , also known as "La Gata Gangster", is a reggaeton singer.-Glory:Glory has one of reggaeton's most recognized female voices...
, a reggaeton singer - "The Glory", single from Kanye West's 3rd album GraduationGraduation (album)Graduation is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2007 at Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City and at Chalice Studios and The Record Plant...
- "Glory", a song by Audio Adrenaline from their 2001 album Lift
- GloryGlory (album)Glory is the second studio album under BEC Recordings by the Christian rapper Manafest. In 2007, the album was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the category Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year.- Track listing :# "Don't Turn Away"...
, an album by Christian rapper Manafest - Glory (musician)Glory (musician)James Giddeon, better known by his stage name Glory is an American Rapper.-Biography:Glory is a hip hop recording artist signed to Suthun Music Entertainment . He is currently in the studio working on his debut album, Celebration, which is scheduled for release on August 16, 2011...
, stage name of American rapper James Giddeon - "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi/Laura Branigan song)
- "Hope & Glory" (song)Hope & Glory (song)"Hope & Glory" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' second studio album MZW in Sweden on February 25, 2009 and phtsically on March 4, 2009. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2009 entry coming eventual 4th place behind Malena...
by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw - "Glory", a song by Hollywood Undead on the 2011 album American TragedyAmerican Tragedy (album)American Tragedy is the second studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. Production for the album began following the induction of Daniel Murillo into the band in early 2010 and lasted until December...
Film and television
- Glory (1956 film)Glory (1956 film)Glory is a 1956 film directed by David Butler. It stars Margaret O'Brien and Walter Brennan.-Cast:*Margaret O'Brien as Clarabell Tilbee*Walter Brennan as Ned Otis*Charlotte Greenwood as Miz Agness Tilbee*John Lupton as Chad Chadburn...
, a film starring Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan and Charlotte Greenwood - Glory (1989 film), a 1989 film depicting the story of a regiment of African-American soldiers in the American Civil War
- Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), or Glorificus, a goddess from a hell dimension on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Hope and Glory (1987 film), a film written and directed by John Boorman, based the film on his own early life experiences of growing up in the Blitz in London during World War II.
Ships
- HMS GloryHMS GloryTen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire: was a 44-gun fifth rate, formerly the French 44-gun ship La Gloire, captured from the French in 1747, and was sold to be broken up in 1763. was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1763. She was renamed HMS Apollo...
, the name of various ships of the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... - London Glory, the name of three successive tanker ships of London & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas Freighters Ltd. was an ocean-going merchant shipping company that for most of its history was based in the United Kingdom.-Counties Ship Management:...
, the last of which is now the Front Glory owned by Frontline Shipping - Carnival GloryCarnival GloryCarnival Glory is a Conquest-class cruise ship that was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy. She is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines.- Characteristics :...
, a Conquest class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
Games
- Imperial GloryImperial GloryImperial Glory is a real-time tactics game, developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos, that was released to the public in May 2005. The Mac OS X version of the game was released in November 2006 by Feral Interactive....
, a computer game about the Napoleonic Wars - Glory, the Pacific War counterpart to the EuropaEuropa (wargame)Europa is a series of board wargames planned to cover combat over the entire European Theater of World War II at a scale that represents units as divisions and game turns that represent two weeks of time. The series was launched in 1973, and is still in production as of 2005, with over a dozen...
series of games - Glory, a board game designed by Richard BergRichard BergFor the television producer see Dick Berg.Richard Berg, trained as a lawyer, is a prolific wargame designer, and recipient of the Charles S. Roberts Hall of Fame Award in 1987...
published by GMT Games
Other uses
- Glory (optical phenomenon)Glory (optical phenomenon)A glory is an optical phenomenon that resembles an iconic saint's halo about the shadow of the observer's head. The effect is produced by light backscattered towards its source by a cloud of uniformly sized water droplets...
, an optical phenomenon produced by light reflected toward its source by a cloud of uniformly-sized water droplets - The Glory or the Farr, a king's divine right to rule in Persian mythologyPersian mythologyPersian mythology are traditional tales and stories of ancient origin, some involving extraordinary or supernatural beings. Drawn from the legendary past of the Iranian cultural continent which especially consists of the state of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Central Asia, they reflect the...
- Glory, a common translation of the Greek term kleosKleosThis article is about the Greek term. For the rock album see Kleos .Kleos is the Greek word often translated to "renown", or "glory". It is related to the word "to hear" and carries the implied meaning of "what others hear about you"...
- Glory (comics)Glory (comics)Glory is a fictional character originally from Image Comics, and later on from the Awesome Comics comic book series created by Rob Liefeld. The character's full name is Gloriana Demeter, a half-Amazonian, half-Demon warrior.- Rob Liefeld's Glory :...
, a comic book character in the Image Comics universe - Glory (novel)Glory (novel)Glory is a Russian novel written by Vladimir Nabokov between 1930 and 1932 and first published in Paris.The novel has been seen by some critics as a kind fictional dress-run-through of the author's famous memoir Speak, Memory...
, a 1932 novel by Vladimir Nabokov - Glory (satellite)Glory (satellite)The Glory satellite was a planned NASA satellite mission that would have collected data on the chemical, micro-physical and optical properties—and the spatial and temporal distributions—of sulfate and other aerosols, and would have collected solar irradiance data for the long-term climate record...
, an earth science satellite which failed during launch in March 2011 - Perth Glory FCPerth Glory FCPerth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
, an Australian football (soccer) team - Glory, the ring name of professional wrestler Christie RicciChristie RicciChristie Mathis is an American professional wrestler better known by her ring names, Christie Ricci and Glory. She is the current and inaugural Wrestlicious Champion....