"promote to Glory" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: promotes to Glory [present, singular, third-person], promoting to Glory [participle, present], promoted to Glory [participle, past], promoted to Glory [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} promote to Glory (third-person singular simple present promotes to Glory, present participle promoting to Glory, simple past and past participle promoted to Glory)
  1. (of a Salvationist) To cause to die
    Sense id: en-promote_to_Glory-en-verb-yASxe8xh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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