glorianter

Latin

Etymology

glōriāns + -ter

Pronunciation

Adverb

glōriānter (comparative glōriāntius, no superlative) (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin)

  1. boastfully
  2. gloriously
    • 1570, Breviarium Romanum ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, Paulus Manutius, feast of St Agatha, prime, page 687:
      Agatha lætissime, & glorianter ibat ad carcerem, Et quasi ad epulas inuitata agonem suum domino precibus commendabat.
      Joyfully and gloriously Agatha went to prison, and as though invited to a banquet commended her agony to the Lord with prayers.

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