Meaning of GLORIA
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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glo"ri*a\, n. [L., glory.] (Eccl.)
(a) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the
Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the
service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
(b) A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be
to God on high), and also of the communion service in
some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in
English is used.
(c) The musical setting of a gloria.
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| | Related Terms: | | Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, Benedicite, Blessing, Canon, canticle, chant, chorale, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, doxology, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria in Excelsis, Gloria Patri, Gospel, Gradual, hallelujah, hosanna, hymn, hymn of praise, hymnody, hymnography, hymnology, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, laud, Lavabo, Magnificat, mantra, Miserere, motet, Nunc Dimittis, Offertory, offertory sentence, paean, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, psalm, psalmody, report, response, responsory, Sanctus, Secreta, Te Deum, Tersanctus, Tract, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, versicle |
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