Emily Dickinson Lexicon

glory (glories, -'s), n. [OFr.]

1. Heaven; paradise; celestial bliss.
2. Godliness; grace; righteousness; divinity; spiritual blessing; approval of God; commendation of the Lord; fulness of light and truth.
3. Brilliance; splendor; blaze of sunlight; magnificence of a summer day.
4. Brightness; luster; radiance; refulgence; ability to shine; power to radiate light and warmth.
5. Phrase. “Morning Glory”: flowering plant with blossoms that bloom for only one day but are replaced with new blooms the next day; [fig.] new life; the resplendence of the resurrection.