gloriosus

Latin

Etymology

From glōria (glory) + -osus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

glōriōsus (feminine glōriōsa, neuter glōriōsum, comparative glōriōsior, superlative glōriōsissimus, adverb glōriōsē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. glorious, full of glory
    Synonym: lautus
  2. famous, renowned
  3. boasting, boastful, haughty, conceited, proud, eager for glory
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.25.14:
      Nūbēs, et ventu, et pluviae nōn sequentēs, vir glōriōsus et prōmissa nōn conplēns.
      As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.
      (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

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Descendants

References

  • gloriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gloriosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gloriosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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