GLORIATUR, gloriatur
Sounds Like: glor-ee-AH-toor
Translations: he boasts, she boasts, it boasts, he glories, she glories, it glories, he prides himself, she prides herself, it prides itself
From the root: GLORIOR
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: GLORIATUR is a form of the Latin deponent verb GLORIOR. Deponent verbs have passive forms but active meanings. This particular form means 'he/she/it boasts' or 'he/she/it glories'. It is used to describe someone or something taking pride in or bragging about something.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Passive Voice (active meaning)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, GLORIOR.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- GLORIANDUM — to be boasted about, that which must be boasted about, for boasting, for glorifying, to be glorified
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