Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glorify"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Glorify
(1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31,
32; 17:4,5).
(2.) Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20;
10:31).
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
glorify
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor: "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: {laud},
{extol}, {exalt}, {proclaim}]
2: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the
Republic"
3: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather
mediocre building"
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