Dic: glory: its countable and uncountable features

UNCOUNT :

1. fame, praise or honour that is given to sb because they have achieved sth important(OALD). | Glory is the fame and admiration that you gain by doing something impressive(Cobuild).
2. great beauty(OALD) | (with poss, usu the N of n) The glory of something is its great beauty or impressive nature(Cobuild).
3. praise and worship of God(OALD)

• Olympic glory in the 100 metres.
• I do all the work and he gets all the glory.
• She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.
• He came home a rich man, covered in glory.
• Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race.
• we were still basking in the glory of our Championship win.
• The city was spread out beneath us in all its glory.
• The house has now been restored to its former glory.
• The glory of the idea blossomed in his mind.
• ‘Glory to God in the highest.’

COUNT :

1. a special cause for pride, respect or pleasure(OALD).
2. (N-PLURAL : with supp) A person's glories are the occasions when they have done something people greatly admire which makes them famous. | (usu pl, with supp, usu the N of n) The glories of a culture or place are the things that people admire most about it(Cobuild).

• The temple is one of the glories of ancient Greece.
• Her long black hair is her crowning glory (=most impressive feature).
• The album sees them re-living past glories but not really breaking any new ground.
• a tour of Florence, to enjoy the artistic glories of the Italian Renaissance.