glory vs preeminence

glory

noun
  • That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour. 

  • The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions. 

  • Victory; success. 

  • Great beauty and splendor. 

  • An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point. 

  • Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown. 

  • An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line. 

  • Worship or praise. 

verb
  • To exult with joy; to rejoice. 

  • To boast; to be proud. 

preeminence

noun
  • High importance; superiority. 

  • The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. 

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