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The adjective "glorious" is frequently employed to evoke a sense of exalted beauty or noble quality across various literary genres. In historical and epic narratives, it elevates martial valor and heroic deeds, as seen when an army’s magnificence is celebrated in a grand battle ([1]) or when valor is equated with princely sacrifice ([2]). Religious texts also use the term to intensify divine praise and sanctity, portraying sacred names and eternal deliverance as inherently glorious ([3], [4], [5]). Meanwhile, in more personal or even ironic contexts, "glorious" shifts in tone to decorate moments of passion or peculiar human experiences, thereby underlining the richness and versatility of its application in literature ([6], [7]).
  1. Which of the fiercest Janizaries would not throw away his scimitar, and all the half-moons be eclipsed by the interposition of so glorious an army?
    — from In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
  2. "It is more glorious," he cried, "to die a prince, than to live a slave."
    — from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
  3. Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. 25:7.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. Jeremias Chapter 30 God will deliver his people from their captivity: Christ shall be their king: and his church shall be glorious for ever.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever: 3:27.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  6. So she cried— “Oh! do put that glorious prick into me, but remember your promise.”
    — from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous
  7. " I promised to do so, but left the door open and enjoyed the fun as much as they did, for a more glorious frolic I never witnessed.
    — from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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