glory

n. fame; honor; praise; splendor; beauty

v. exult, rejoice

Glory may refer to: In religionGlory (religion), in Judeo-Christian religious tradition, the manifestation of God's presence; see Hod (Hebrew)Glory Be to the Father, also known as Gloria Patri, a Christian prayer, a doxology or short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgiesGlorification, is the progressive character perfection of the elect "from glory to glory" and, the receiving of immortal or perfect bodies at the Second Coming of Christ in Christian theology.Glorification, the canonization of a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Noun
1. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
(synonym) glorification
(hypernym) honor, honour, laurels
2. brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise"
(synonym) resplendence, resplendency
(hypernym) beauty
(derivation) laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
3. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(synonym) aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, gloriole
(hypernym) light, lightness
Verb
1. rejoice proudly
(hypernym) exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate
(derivation) glorification

(n.)
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
  

(n.)
To boast; to be proud.
  

(n.)
The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.
  

(n.)
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
  

(n.)
Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
  

(n.)
Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.
  

(n.)
An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
  

The quality of fame won by deeds, not quite the same as renown . Glory is the quality of the ‘rush’ won from victory, and as such was highly valued as a motivator by warriors and equally scorned by the church . Warriors and knights considered glory a good thing, one that drove men to greatness, a reward for excellence that was the right of the successful warrior. The church viewed glory as a force that drove men to recklessness, to vainglory, to excess.