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ˈglɔr i ə, ˈgloʊr-glo·ri·a

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Wiktionary

  1. Glorianoun

    . Popular during the first half of the 20th century.

  2. Etymology: gloria, first used as a name in 19th century literature.

Wikipedia

  1. Gloria

    Gloria is a song by the alternative rock band Mando Diao, and their second single from Give Me Fire. The single was released on 15 May 2009.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Glorianoun

    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

  2. Glorianoun

    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

  3. Glorianoun

    the musical setting of a gloria

  4. Etymology: [L., glory.]

Wikidata

  1. Gloria

    "Gloria" is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964 as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires. It is particularly memorable for its "G–L–O–R–I–A" chorus. It is easy to play, as a simple three-chord song, and thus is popular with those learning to play guitar. The song continues to be played by thousands of bands from famous recording artists to unknown garage bands. Humourist Dave Barry joked that "You can throw a guitar off a cliff, and as it bounces off rocks on the way down, it will, all by itself, play Gloria." One explanation for the timeless popularity of the song was offered in Allmusic's review by Bill Janovitz: "Gloria" was rated number 69 on Dave Marsh's list in the 1989 book The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. He described the song as "one of the few rock songs that's actually as raunchy as its reputation." In his book Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles, Paul Williams said about the two sides of the "Baby Please Don't Go/Gloria" recording: "Into the heart of the beast... here is something so good, so pure, that if no other hint of it but this record existed, there would still be such a thing as rock and roll.... Van Morrison's voice a fierce beacon in the darkness, the lighthouse at the end of the world. Resulting in one of the most perfect rock anthems known to humankind."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gloria

    glō′ri-a, n. a doxology.—Gloria in excelsis, the 'Greater Doxology'—'Glory be to God on high;' Gloria Patri, the 'Lesser Doxology'—'Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was,' &c. [L. gloria, glory.]

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  1. gloria

    Song lyrics by gloria -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by gloria on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GLORIA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gloria is ranked #6888 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Gloria surname appeared 4,878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Gloria.

    72.2% or 3,522 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    14.3% or 702 total occurrences were White.
    9.9% or 486 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.8% or 89 total occurrences were Black.
    0.8% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 37 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for Gloria »

  1. Loriga

  2. logria

  3. larigo

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Gloria in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Gloria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Gloria in a Sentence

  1. Gloria Romero:

    Our public schools need big change. I ’m Gloria Romero ; I was the majority leader of Democrats in the state Senate. I believe in charter schools and and school choice. So does Larry Elder – but not Gavin Newsom. He shut our public schools while he sent his kids to private schools.

  2. Marylin Zuniga:

    Marylin Zuniga, a first-year teacher who drew widespread condemnation for assigning Marylin Zuniga young charges the task of writing to Mumia Abu-Jamal, was canned at the meeting of the Orange Board of Education, the Star-Ledger of Newark reported. Even when I heard that the letters were written... because of compassion, you could've written to somebody in a nursing home. - Gloria Stewart, Orange Board of Education, NJ resident Marylin Zuniga, who taught at Forest Street Elementary School, told board members prior to their hasty vote to can Marylin Zuniga that Marylin Zuniga has broad support from around the country, the newspaper reported. There's people around the nation who support me, who believe I need to be reinstated and I believe that I need to be reinstated, my students need me in the classroom. My students have requested that I come back to the classroom. Abu-Jamal, a 61-year-old serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, is a self-styled poet who became a darling of celebrities and activists while on death row. His sentence was later commuted to life without parole, and he was suffering from complications from diabetes when Marylin Zuniga assigned the task. The vote to fire Zuniga occurred after several hours of public speakers, many of whom praised Zuniga for teaching Marylin Zuniga students to have compassion for a man who killed a police officer. Abu-Jamal killed Daniel Faulkner during a routine traffic stop of Abu-Jamal’s brother. At trial, several witnesses reported seeing Abu-Jamal kill Daniel Faulkner, and two witnesses said Abu-Jamal confessed to the killing, saying, I shot the mother --- er, and I hope the mother --- er dies. Although the abrupt vote left meeting attendees unsure of what had happened, Orange Board of Education Superintendent Ronald Lee confirmed that Marylin Zuniga was fired in an email to the Star-Ledger. As this is a personnel issue, I have no further comments on this matter, Orange Superintendent Ronald Lee wrote. Zuniga’s attorney, Alan Levine, told the newspaper Marylin Zuniga is now considering legal action to challenge Marylin Zuniga firing. Several speakers at the meeting, including Essex County Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake, praised Marylin Zuniga.

  3. Veronika Didusenko:

    So many women and children who’ve fled cannot truly enter the United States because they cannot be issued a visa in time. During my press conference with Gloria Allred, we spoke about the fact that women and children fleeing for their lives must be given something like temporary protected status or humanitarian parole so that they can have a chance to go to the United States if they wanted to.

  4. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett onModern Family:

    Watching Gloria Delgado-Pritchett onModern Family age on screen is awful ! there is nothing more disturbing than watching an episode of' Modern Family' from the first season, then one from seven years later, but what can I do ?

  5. John Kasich:

    Was it handled in maybe a clumsy way? Okay, so it was, but look, get beyond that. See, that's our problem, Gloria, we spend too much time either trying to be politically correct, play to the cameras, play to our base.

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