glorify
/ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/verb
glorify is spelled G-L-O-R-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, glorify means “To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glorify?
| Letters | 7: G-L-O-R-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glorify?
Glorify appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glorify?
- /ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/
Glorify has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glorify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glorify
- glorifies present, singular, he/she/it
- glorifying participle, present
- glorified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glorify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
- 2
To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.
- 3
To worship or extol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glorify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glorifier |
| German | verherrlichen , glorifizieren, verklären , anbeten |
| Spanish | glorificar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glorify come from?
From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glōrificō, from Latin glōria + -ficō (“to make”). By surface analysis, glory + -fy. Displaced native Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), from Old English wuldrian as well as Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), from Old French stellifier (Medieval Latin stellificāre); see stellify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).