Glory vs. Majesty

Glory and Majesty Definitions
Glory
Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
Majesty
Sovereign power, dignity, or grandeur
The majesty of the royal couple.
Glory
Something conferring honor or renown.
Majesty
Supreme authority or power
The majesty of the law.
Glory
A highly praiseworthy asset
Your wit is your crowning glory.
Majesty
A royal personage.
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Glory
Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
Majesty
Majesty Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a sovereign.
Glory
Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence
The sun set in a blaze of glory.
Majesty
Magnificence or splendor
The majesty of the Rockies.
Glory
The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
Majesty
The quality of being impressive and great.
The majesty of the Great Pyramids
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Glory
A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity
Ancient Rome in its greatest glory.
Majesty
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; - usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty.
No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a great state with more dignity and grace.
Glory
A halo, nimbus, or aureole. Also called gloriole.
Majesty
Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; - in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness or Grace.
Glory
To rejoice triumphantly; exult
A sports team that gloried in its hard-won victory.
Majesty
Dignity; elevation of manner or style.
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Glory
Great beauty and splendor.
Majesty
Impressiveness in scale or proportion
Glory
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Glory
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
Glory
Worship or praise.
Glory
An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.
Glory
Victory; success.
Glory
An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
Glory
(theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.
Glory
(obsolete) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
Glory
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory
To boast; to be proud.
Glory
To shine radiantly.
Glory
Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.
Glory to God in the highest.
Spread his glory through all countries wide.
Glory
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.
Jewels lose their glory if neglected.
Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown.
Glory
Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
In glory of thy fortunes.
Glory
The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Glory
An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.
Glory
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name.
Glory
To boast; to be proud.
God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
Glory
A state of high honor;
He valued glory above life itself
Glory
Brilliant radiant beauty;
The glory of the sunrise
Glory
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Glory
Rejoice proudly