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Glory

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Glory may refer to:

Honor and renown

  • Glory (honor)
  • Kleos, the Greek word for "glory", often translated to "renown" (what others hear about you)

Places

  • Glory, Georgia, a community in the United States
  • Glory, Minnesota, a community in the United States
  • Glory, Texas, a community in the United States

Religion

  • Glory (religion), in Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God's presence
  • Glory, a term in Christian art for a halo surrounding the whole body of a person
  • 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

People

  • Glory (musician) (born 1985), stage name of American rapper James Giddeon
  • Glory (singer), reggaeton singer
  • Glory, the ring name of professional wrestler Christie Ricci

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Glory (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Glory (comics), a comic book character in the Image Comics universe

Films

  • Glory (1956 film), a film starring Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan and Charlotte Greenwood
  • Glory (1989 film), a 1989 film depicting the story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, African-American soldiers, in the American Civil War
  • Glory (2016 film), a 2016 film about corruption and class differences in contemporary Bulgarian society

Games

  • Glory, the Pacific War counterpart to the Europa series of wargames
  • Glory, a board game designed by Richard Berg published by GMT Games

Music

Albums

  • Glory (EP), a 2012 EP by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea
  • Glory (Kutless album), 2014
  • Glory (Manafest album), 2006
  • Glory (Michael W. Smith album), 2011
  • Glory (Britney Spears album), 2016

Songs

  • "Glory" (Bastille song), 2017
  • "Glory" (Common and John Legend song), 2014
  • "Glory" (Jay-Z song), 2012
  • "Glory" (Jessie J song)
  • "Glory" (KMFDM song), 1994
  • "Glory", by Audio Adrenaline from Lift, 2001
  • "Glory", by Band-Maid from Conqueror, 2019
  • "Glory", by Britney Spears from Glory, 2016
  • "Glory", by Doug Wimbish from Trippy Notes for Bass, 1999
  • "Glory", by Hollywood Undead from American Tragedy, 2011
  • "Glory", by Iggy Azalea from Glory, 2012
  • "Glory", by JoJo from LoveJo, 2014
  • "Glory", by Lil Wayne from Free Weezy Album, 2015
  • "Glory", by Television from Adventure, 1978
  • "Glory of Love", theme song from The Karate Kid Part II', by Peter Cetera
  • "Glory Song", a 1900 gospel song by Charles H. Gabriel
  • "Glory to the Brave" (song), by HammerFall, 1997
  • "Glory! Glory!", by Underworld from Underneath the Radar, 1988
  • "The Glory", by Kanye West from Graduation, 2007

Ships

  • Carnival Glory, a Conquest class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
  • French ship Gloire, the name of various ships of the French Navy
  • HMS Glory, the name of various ships of the British Navy
  • London Glory, the name of three successive tanker ships of London & Overseas Freighters

Sports

  • Glory (kickboxing), world-wide kickboxing promotion
  • Perth Glory FC, an Australian football (soccer) team
  • Ohio Glory, a defunct American football team.

Other uses

  • Glory (optical phenomenon), an optical phenomenon produced by light reflected toward its source by a cloud of uniformly-sized water droplets
  • Glory (satellite), an earth science satellite which failed during launch in March 2011

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Glory
  • All pages with titles containing Glory
  • Gloria (disambiguation)
  • Glory hole (disambiguation)
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