Gloria in Excelsis Deo
[ glawr-ee-uh in ek-sel-sis dey-oh, glohr- ]
/ ˈglɔr i ə ɪn ɛkˈsɛl sɪs ˈdeɪ oʊ, ˈgloʊr- /
noun
the hymn beginning, in Latin, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, “Glory in the highest to God,” and in the English version, “Glory be to God on high.”
Also called
great doxology,
greater doxology.
British Dictionary definitions for gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪə ɪn ɛkˈsɛlsɪsˈ deɪəʊ, ˈɡlɔːrɪˌɑː, ɛksˈtʃɛlsɪs) /
noun
the Greater Doxology, beginning in Latin with these words
See doxology
a musical setting of this, usually incorporated into the Ordinary of the Mass
Often shortened to:
Gloria
Word Origin for Gloria in Excelsis Deo
literally: glory to God in the highest