in all its glory

in all its glory
in all its/their/etc glory phrase
looking very beautiful or impressive

The road to the west reveals the forest in all its glory.

Thesaurus: beautifulsynonym deserving praise, respect and admirationsynonym
Main entry: glory

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  • in all their glory — in all its/their/etc glory phrase looking very beautiful or impressive The road to the west reveals the forest in all its glory. Thesaurus: beautifulsynonym deserving praise, respect and admiration …   Useful english dictionary

  • glory — I UK [ˈɡlɔːrɪ] / US [ˈɡlɔrɪ] noun Word forms glory : singular glory plural glories ** 1) [uncountable] admiration and praise that you get because you have done something impressive He is at the height of his fame and glory. get (all) the glory: I …   English dictionary

  • glory — glo|ry1 [ glɔri ] noun ** 1. ) uncount admiration and praise that you get because you have done something impressive: He is at the height of his fame and glory. bask in the glory of something (=enjoy it): The studio is still basking in the glory… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • glory — glo|ry1 [ˈglo:ri] n plural glories [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: glorie, from Latin gloria] 1.) [U] the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone they admire a lot ▪ She dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • in all its splendor — in great glory, in magnificence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glory — noun 1 fame/honour ADJECTIVE ▪ personal ▪ They are driven by a craving for personal glory. ▪ reflected ▪ She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter s success. ▪ gr …   Collocations dictionary

  • glory — 01. Donovan Bailey s greatest moment of [glory] came when he won two gold medals in the Olympics. 02. Patrick Roy lead his team to another Stanley Cup [glory] this past season. 03. These old churches are designed to fill the faithful with… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • glory — 1 noun 1 (U) the importance, honour, and praise that people give someone or something they admire a lot: As a child he dreamt of future glory as an Olympic champion. | covered in/with glory: The team finished the season covered with glory. 2 (C)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • glory — [ˈglɔːri] noun I 1) [U] admiration and praise that you get because you have done something impressive I did the hard work and someone else got all the glory.[/ex] 2) [C] an impressive example, feature, or quality that makes you admire someone or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Glory — • In the English version of the Bible the word Glory, one of the commonest in the Scripture, is used to translate several Hebrew terms in the Old Testament, and the Greek doxa in the New Testament. Sometimes the Catholic versions employ… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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