glory vs slight

glory

verb
  • To boast; to be proud. 

  • To exult with joy; to rejoice. 

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

  • Victory; success. 

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

  • 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. 

slight

verb
  • To throw heedlessly. 

  • To act negligently or carelessly. 

  • To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully. 

  • To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. 

  • To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition. 

  • To give lesser weight or importance to. 

adj
  • still; with little or no movement on the surface 

  • Even, smooth or level 

  • not far away in space or time 

  • of slender build 

  • gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful 

  • not thorough; superficial 

  • trifling; unimportant; insignificant 

noun
  • The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. 

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