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glorify

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-] / ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr- /




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“The campaign to glorify him,” wrote one biographer in 1988, “has surpassed fanatic religious fervor. The North Korean ‘sun of the nation’ shines both day and night, and it is hard to escape his ubiquity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Much of this imagery is hyper unrealistic and intended to glorify rather than mislead.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Mussolini constructed the Arch of the Philaeni to glorify fascist Italy’s colonial projects in North Africa.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

“Our community will not tolerate acts that glorify Nazism or spread fear, and we will hold offenders accountable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

To Bach, the point of music was to glorify God, to reflect upon, interpret and celebrate the meaning and mystery of the scriptures.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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