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Gloria may refer to:
In Christian liturgy and music
- "Gloria in excelsis Deo", the main doxology or hymn of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Mass, and also known as the Great Doxology in the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Gloria (Vivaldi), a musical setting of the doxology by Antonio Vivaldi
- Gloria (Poulenc), a composition written in 1959 by Francis Poulenc
- Gloria (Handel)
- Gloria (Jenkins)
- Gloria Patri, a relatively short, common doxology
Music
Albums
- Gloria!, the eighth studio album released by U.S. solo singer Gloria Estefan
- Gloria (Shadows of Knight album), the first album by The Shadows of Knight, released in 1966
- Gloria (Okean Elzy album), by Ukrainian band Okean Elzy
- Gloria (Disillusion album), by German band Disillusion
- Gloria (Gloria Trevi album), by Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi
- Gloria (EP), an EP by Hawk Nelson
Songs
- "Gloria" (Enchantment song), 1976 (later covered by Jesse Powell in 1996)
- "Gloria" (Mando Diao song), a song from Mando Diao's 2009 album Give Me Fire
- "Gloria" (Leon René song), written by Leon René in the 1940s, released by The Cadillacs as their debut in 1954
- "Gloria" (Them song), written by Van Morrison in 1964, and later covered by many artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith
- "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song), a 1979 Umberto Tozzi track later covered by Laura Branigan
- "Gloria" (U2 song), from U2's 1981 album October
- "Gloria" (Yui song), a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Yui
- "¡Viva la Gloria!", often abbreviated to "Gloria", a song from Green Day's 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown
Films and television
- Gloria (1980 film) (1980), a film directed by John Cassavetes
- Gloria (1999 American film) (1999), a remake of John Cassavetes' Gloria by Sidney Lumet
- Gloria (1999 Portuguese film) (1999), a film directed by Manuela Viegas
- Gloria (2013 film), a 2013 Chilean film
- Gloria (2014 film), a 2014 Mexican film
- Gloria (TV series), an All in the Family spin-off
- Gloria (2010 TV series), a South Korean MBC television series
Places
- Gloria, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
- Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, a municipality in the Philippines
- Gloria Cultural Arena, a culture and music venue in Helsinki, Finland
Abbreviations
- Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments, a project
- Global Research in International Affairs Center, an institute of the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel
Sport
- Gloria Bistriţa, a Romanian soccer club
- Gloria Buzău, a Romanian soccer club
- Grêmio Esportivo Glória, Brazilian soccer club
People
Main article: List of people named Gloria
- Gloria (Bulgarian singer), Bulgarian pop/folk singer
- Gloria (Irish singer), best known for her version of "One Day at a Time"
- Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
- Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer and songwriter
- Gloria Gaynor, American singer, best known for the disco hit "I Will Survive"
- Gloria Guinness, Mexican socialite and fashion icon
- Gloria Hendry, African-American actress
- Gloria Henry, American actress
- Gloria Hunniford, British TV and radio presenter
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
- Gloria Manon, American actress
- Gloria Marconi, Italian long-distance runner
- Gloria D. Miklowitz, author of young adult literature
- Gloria Paul, Anglo-Italian actress
- Gloria Rand, Canadian actor
- Gloria Reuben, Canadian singer and actress
- Gloria Saunders, American actress
- Gloria Steinem, American feminist icon
- Gloria Swanson, American actress
- Gloria Townsend, American computer scientist
- Gloria Trevi, Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter
- Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, American socialite
- Gloria Vanderbilt, American socialite
Fictional characters
- Gloria Bardwell, a character on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless
- Gloria (Happy Feet), a penguin from the films Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two
- Gloria (Madagascar), a hippopotamus from the film Madagascar
- Gloria (The Simpsons), a recurring character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons
- Gloria Stivic, a character on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family
- Gloria Price, a character on the soap opera Coronation Street
Vehicles
- Nissan Gloria, a Japanese automobile
- ARC Gloria, a training ship of the Colombian Navy
- SS Gloria (1917), a German cargo ship in service during 1939
- RV Gloria Michelle, a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel in service since 1980
Other uses
- Hurricane Gloria, of 1985
- GLORIA sidescan sonar, a long range sidescan sonar system
- Gloria (ballet), by Kenneth MacMillan
- Gloria (heating system), a type of central heating system formerly used in Castile
- Gloria (magazine), a Croatian women's magazine
- Gloria Material Technology Corp., a steelmaking company in Taiwan
- Gloria (opera), an opera by Francesco Cilea
See also
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