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English Dictionary: glorifying by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glorify \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria
      glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor
            and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or
            to celestial glory.
  
                     Jesus was not yet glorified.               --John vii.
                                                                              39.
  
      2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by
            ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to
            render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
  
                     That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak.
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