| extol | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim | praise, glorify, or honor.; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ canonise, canonize | treat as a sacred person.; "He canonizes women" |
| ~ ensky | exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise. |
| ~ crack up | rhapsodize about. |
| ~ hymn | praise by singing a hymn.; "They hymned their love of God" |
| glorify | | |
| v. (change) | 1. glorify | bestow glory upon.; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 2. glorify, spiritualize, transfigure | elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 3. glorify | cause to seem more splendid.; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" |
| ~ aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up | add details to. |
| glory | | |
| n. (state) | 1. glorification, glory | a state of high honor.; "he valued glory above life itself" |
| ~ honour, honor, laurels | the state of being honored. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. glory, resplendence, resplendency | brilliant radiant beauty.; "the glory of the sunrise" |
| ~ beauty | the qualities that give pleasure to the senses. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint. |
| ~ lightness, light | the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" |
| v. (communication) | 4. glory | rejoice proudly. |
| ~ exuberate, exult, jubilate, rejoice, triumph | to express great joy.; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" |
| rapture | | |
| n. (state) | 1. ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion.; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture" |
| ~ emotional state, spirit | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection).; "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" |
| n. (state) | 2. ecstasy, rapture | a state of elated bliss. |
| ~ bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air | a state of extreme happiness. |
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