glory to God

Heavenly worship expression

Glory to God is a declaration of praise, worship, or thanksgiving directed toward the divine.

The phrase appears constantly in Christian liturgy, hymns, and exclamations: Glory to God in the highest.

It can express gratitude for blessings received or simply affirm God's greatness.

In casual speech, it sometimes functions as an exclamation of relief or amazement: Glory to God, we made it through.

Related

hosanna · doxology · hymn · hymn of praise · heavenly · on high · divine · exaltation · majesty · splendor · radiance · blessed · sacred · holy · thanksgiving · reverence · adoration · choir

Categories
Opposites
spiritual orientation

glory to Godblasphemy

Irreverence toward the sacred

self-glorification · profanity · sacrilege · apostasy · cursing

attribution of credit/blame

glory to Godtheodicy

Defense of divine goodness

Family

glory, glorious, gloriously, inglorious, glorify, glorified, glorification, God, gods

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G