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Glo•ri•a in Ex•cel•sis De•o
Pronunciation: (glôr'ē-u in ek-sel'sis dā'ō, glōr'-), [key]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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.