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gloria

gloria

praise, glory

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 272 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. gloria — de Vaan

gloria 'praise, glory' [f. S\ (PL+) Derivatives: gloriari 'to pride oneself, boast' (Ter.+), gldriosus 'glorious, boastful' (Naev.+). Pit *gno$ia I *gndria 'knowledge, fame'. PIE *gneh3-s- cto recognize, know' or *gne/olvrri- 'knowledge'. The etymology as *gnoria 'knowledge, fame5 to gnarus 'known' and i-gnorare has been acknowledged by some scholars, and rejected by others. In its favour speak the semantics of … — [de Vaan, s.v. gloria, p. 279]

2. glōrĭa — Lewis & Short

glōrĭa, ae, f.Sanscr. cru, to hear; crav-as, fame; Gr. klu/w, kle/os; Lat. cluo, clueo, inclutus, from the root clŭo; lit., rumor, fame; hence also, like kle/os, pregn.,

I glory, fame, renown, praise, honor (syn.: laus, laudatio, gloriatio, elogium, etc.).
I Lit.
(a) In gen.: te inmortali adficere gloria, Plaut. Am. 5, 2, 10: viri (Q. Fabii) gloria claret, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 315 Vahl.): ut summae gloriae sint a virtute proficiscentia, dedecoris vero praecipui existimentur, quae voluptas suadeat non sine labe vitiorum, Cato ap. Schol. Cic. Sest. 66, p. 310 Orell.: hicine est ille Telamon, modo quem gloria ad caelum extulit? Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 39 (Trag. Rel. Inc. v. 93 Rib.): virtutem tamquam umbra sequitur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 109: non tulit ullos haec civitas aut gloria clariores aut auctoritate graviores, Cic. de Or. 2, 37, 154: est enim gloria solida quaedam res et expressa, non adumbrata: ea est consentiens laus bonorum, incorrupta vox bene judicantium de excellente virtute; ea virtuti resonat tamquam imago, id. Tusc. 3, 2, 3 sq.: trahimur omnes studio laudis et optimus quisque maxime gloriā ducitur. Ipsi illi philosophi etiam in illis libellis, quos de contemnenda gloria scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt, etc., id. Arch. 11, 26: immortalis gloria (opp. sempiterna turpitudo), id. Pis. 26, 63: bello quaeritur gloria, id. Off. 1, 12, 38: maximam gloriam capere, id. Lael. 7, 25: esse in gloria sempiterna, id. Att. 14, 11, 1: sit in aeterna gloria Marius, qui, etc., id. Cat. 4, 10, 21: esse in maxima gloria, id. Off. 3, 21, 85: excellens in re militari gloria, id. Rep. 2, 17: quod auctor ei summa augur gloria Attus Navius non erat, id. ib. 2, 20: honorum gradus summis hominibus et infimis sunt pares, gloriae dispares, etc. ... ut is maxime gloria excellat, qui virtute plurimum praestet, id. Planc. 24, 60: unus bis remp. servavi, semel gloriā, iterum aerumna meā, id. Sest. 22, 49: an Pollio et Messala ... parum ad posteros gloriae tradiderunt? Quint. 12, 11, 28: gloriam qui spreverit veram habebit, Liv. 22, 39, 19: spreta in tempore gloria interdum cumulatior redit, id. 2, 47, 11: militavi non sine gloria, Hor. C. 3, 26, 2: tenui Saleio Gloria quantalibet quid erit, si gloria tantum est, Juv. 7, 81.—Poet.: candidus, armenti gloria, taurus, i. e. ornament, pride, Ov. A. A. 1, 290; Tib. 4, 1, 208.—In plur., reputation, fame, Auct. Her. 3, 6, 10; Sall. J. 41, 7: veteres Gallorum gloriae, glorious deeds, Tac. A. 3, 45: ita sunt gloriae meretricum, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 36; Gell. 2, 27, 5.—
(b) With gen.: simul rem et belli gloriam armis repperi, Tcr. Heaut. 1, 1, 60: nemo, qui fortitudinis gloriam consecutus est insidiis et malitiā, laudem est adeptus, Cic. Off. 1, 19, 62; cf.: pro gloria belli atque fortitudinis, Caes. B. G. 1, 2 fin.: gloria rei militaris, id. ib. 5, 29, 4: legum et publicae disciplinae, Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 110: rerum gestarum gloria florere, id. de Or. 1, 1, 1: eximia virtutis, id. Rep. 2, 10: et gravitatis et ingenii, id. Ac. 2, 23, 72; id. Off. 1, 32, 116: imperii, id. ib. 1, 12, 38: dicendi, id. Brut. 68, 239; Quint. 12, 10, 17: carminum, Tac. A. 12, 28: et titulis et fascibus olim major habebatur donandi gloria, Juv. 5, 111: velocis gloria plantae, id. 13, 98.—
II Transf., subjectively, thirst or passion for glory, ambition; vainglory, pride, vaunting, boasting (class.).
(a) In gen.: pueri gloriā ducti, Cic. Tusc. 2, 20, 46 Tischer: moriar, ni, quae tua gloria est, puto te malle a Caesare consuli quam inaurari, id. Fam. 7, 13, 1; cf.: studio et gloriā, id. Tusc. 2, 27, 65: ostentatio et gloria, id. Rab. Post. 14, 38; and: jactantiā gloriāque, Tac. A. 1, 8: quem tulit ad scenam ventoso gloria curru, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 177; cf. id. S. 1, 6, 23; 2, 3, 179: caecus Amor sui Et tollens vacuum plus nimio Gloria verticem, Hor. C. 1, 18, 15: patriam obruit olim gloria paucorum, Juv. 10, 142: vana gloria, Liv. 22, 39, 18.—In plur.: perjuriorem hoc hominem si quis viderit Aut gloriarum pleniorem, quam illic est, vain boastings, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 22; Gell. 1, 2, 6.—
(b) With gen.: generandi mellis, Verg. G. 4, 205: lautae mensae, Luc. 4, 376.

3. glória — Walde–Hofmann

glória, -ae f. „Ruhm; Berühmtheit, Ehre; Ruhmestitel; Ruhmsucht* (seit Enn., Demin. -/ola seit Cic., glórior, -àri ,rühme mich“ seit Ter. [-@tiö seit Cic., -ätor Apul, -äbundus seit Gell], glöriösus seit Naev. [in- seit Plin.; aus #n-glörins seit Cic. durch Rückbldg. glörius, glós, s. Thes. giori-ficó wie clári-fico seit Itala nach bo£dZu, vgl. auch adöria): Et. unsicher. Die Wörter für „Ruhm, berühmt“ gehen fast … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. glória, p. 641]

In the wild

6 of 2,378 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. gloria (scan pp. 279-280; entry #702).
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. gloria (scan p. 301; entry #4729).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. glória (scan pp. 641-643; entry #1250). Root candidates: *gelö-, *gal-, *grö-.

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