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# glorify

verb

«glorify» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Psalms and prophets, people glorify God by praising him and obeying him. Proverbs warns against glorifying oneself before the king.

**Interpretation.** The tradition teaches that people glorify God through good deeds and holy lives, and not only with words.

### Meaning

To praise and honor someone as great or splendid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glorify/#m1)

### Examples

- Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. (Writings PSA.147.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glorify/#x1)
- Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee. (Prophets ISA.25.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glorify/#x2)
- Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men; (Writings PRO.25.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glorify/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glorify» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/glorify/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glorify» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/glorify.html) on Mova free.