glory be
Heavens above, basically
Glory be is an exclamation of surprise, wonder, or amazement, often with religious overtones: Glory be, I never thought I'd see the day!
It derives from phrases praising God and retains a mild, old-fashioned quality.
The expression appears most often among older speakers or in regional dialects, functioning much like "goodness gracious" or "my word."
Joyful exclamation of gratitude
- alleluiaSacred exclamation of worship
- amenSolemn spoken agreement
- wowCry of amazement
- goodness graciousGentle interjection of surprise
my word · heavens · lordy · gosh · golly · mercy · land sakes · well I never
Profound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- praiseExpression of approval
thanksgiving · gratitude · exaltation · homage · tribute · honor · blessing · supplication
hallelujah
Joyful exclamation of gratitude
goodness gracious · my word · heavens · lordy · gosh · golly · mercy · land sakes · well I never · bless my soul
adoration
Profound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
praise · thanksgiving · gratitude · exaltation · homage · tribute · honor · blessing · supplication · devotion
doxology
Hymn of divine praise
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- magnificatMary's song of praise
psalmody · hymnody · vespers · matins · liturgy · prayer · blessing · anthem · chant · invocation
- Cheershooray, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, yay
- Christianesealtar call, backslider, blessed, born again, churched
- Sacred Phrasesamen, hallelujah, alleluia, praise God, blessed be
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- exclamations of joyhooray, yay, woohoo, hurrah, yahoo
- blessingsblessing, blessing prayer, divine blessing, spiritual gifts, divine favor
glory bedamn it
Exclamation of frustration
curse it · hell's bells · damnation · bloody hell · goddamn
glory beoh no
Exclamation of alarm
woe is me · alas · good grief · oh dear · horror of horrors
glory, glorious, glorify, glorified, glorifying, inglorious, glorification, vainglory, gloriously