glory
nounBrightness; luster; splendor. The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky. For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory. 2 Peter 1:17. In this passage of Peter, the latter word glory refers to the visible splendor or bright cloud that overshadowed Christ at his transfiguration. The former word glory, though the same in the original, is to be understood in a figurative sense.