"glorious" meaning in Middle English

See glorious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɡlɔːriˈuːs/, /ˌɡlɔriˈuːs/, /ˈɡlɔːrius/, /ˈɡlɔrius/, /-rjus/ Forms: gloriousere [comparative], gloriosest [superlative], glorius [alternative], gloryis [alternative], gloryous [alternative], gloriose [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorius, glorios, glorieus, from Latin glōriōsus; equivalent to glory + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|glorius}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorius, {{der|enm|la|glōriōsus}} Latin glōriōsus, {{af|enm|glory|-ous}} glory + -ous Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|gloriousere|superlative|gloriosest|head=}} glorious (comparative gloriousere, superlative gloriosest), {{enm-adj||gloriousere|gloriosest}} glorious (comparative gloriousere, superlative gloriosest)
  1. Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an excellent reputation.
    Sense id: en-glorious-enm-adj-PMkXIZhm Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Appearance Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 14 16 6 29 36 Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 16 25 30 17
  2. Deserving religious recognition or commendation; godly.
    Sense id: en-glorious-enm-adj-EkF75hNj Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Appearance, Religion Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 14 16 6 29 36 Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 16 25 30 17 Disambiguation of Religion: 20 29 9 20 22
  3. Marvelous or wonderful to the senses: attractive, pleasing.
    Sense id: en-glorious-enm-adj-xgIUS4Io Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 16 25 30 17
  4. Amazing, great; possessing quality or a good reputation.
    Sense id: en-glorious-enm-adj-n0O0E9o5 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Appearance Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 14 16 6 29 36 Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 16 25 30 17
  5. (rare) Vain, bragging, self-aggrandising. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-glorious-enm-adj-Vus7Y1f3 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Appearance Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 0 13 19 15 12 4 3 2 5 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 0 13 18 16 15 2 2 1 3 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 5 29 37 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 14 16 6 29 36 Disambiguation of Appearance: 12 16 25 30 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gloriously

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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