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   Gloria

   /ˈɡlɔːrɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a Christian liturgical hymn or formula beginning (in the Latin text) with Gloria.
   • ▪ the hymn beginning Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory be to God in the highest), forming a set part of the Mass.
   • ▪ the doxology beginning Gloria Patris (Glory be to the Father), used after psalms and in formal prayer (e.g. in the rosary).

   Word Origin Latin, ‘glory’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • L

     1

   • O

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   • R

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   • I

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   • A

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