Glory - Religion

Religion

  • Glory (religion), in Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God's presence
  • Glory, a term in Christian art for a halo surrounding the whole body of a person
  • Glory Be to the Father, also known as Gloria Patri, a Christian prayer, a doxology or short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies
  • Glorification, term for the canonization of a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church

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