| Adj. | 1. | glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" | |
| 2. | glorious - having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | |
| 3. | glorious - bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times"blessed, blest - highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" | |
| 4. | glorious - characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" | |
| 5. | glorious - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" | |