Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blaze of glory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: blaze of -glo-ry
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.

noun

A sight, usually associated with a deity, that is forbidden or that is too glorious to behold.

Example Sentences

"1718, Alexander Pope, trans., Homer, The Iliad, Book XVII, line 240. A blaze of glory ere thou fad'st away."
"Jon has taken an "all or nothing approach," and he wants to go down in a blaze of glory. […] The issue has become an ego thing: a conflict of Jon Parker versus the rest of the world."
"Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light,/A blaze of glory that forbids the sight."

Inflected Forms

blazes of glory (plural)

Questions

What does blaze of glory mean?: An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.

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