Idioms

crown of glory

crown of glory

A term originally from the Bible.
1. Acclaim as the very best due to one's achievements or accomplishments. The world-renowned researcher's latest breakthrough in nanotechnology is just another gem in her already impressive crown of glory. She was my hardest-working student, so I'm not surprised about her a crown of glory. Sir Alexander Fleming will always have a crown of glory for his discovery of penicillin.
2. One's hair, especially a girl's or woman's. Losing my crown of glory during my cancer treatment was at first devastating. After a while, though, I started to see my baldness as a symbol of pride. You've got quite a crown of glory there with those auburn curls! We're all very jealous. Sonny, enjoy that crown of glory now while you can because, as you can see, baldness clearly runs in the family.
See also: crown, glory, of
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crown of glory

A triumphant victory; a splendid achievement. The term appears in the King James Version of the Bible, in 1 Peter (5:4), which says that good behavior will be rewarded, when the Shepherd shall appear, with “a crown of glory that fadeth not away.” A hymn (1820) by Thomas Kelly repeats this thought and also relates it to Jesus’ crown of thorns: “The Head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now.” On the other hand, in ancient Greek and Roman times, a victorious military hero was rewarded with a crown of laurels, so the term may allude to temporal rather than spiritual reward.
See also: crown, glory, of
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It is rumoured in the town that once, many years ago, a boy appeared who really never had done these things - or at all events, which was all that was required or could be expected, had never been known to do them - and thus won the crown of glory. He was exhibited for three weeks afterwards in the Town Hall, under a glass case.
The social protection project for the hitherto forgotten elderly is a crown of glory for grey hair.
And when the chief shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown, the unfading crown of glory' (1 Peter 5:2,4).
We make our way up a winding marble stairway, down a mosaic-laden passageway, around a corner, and then our eyes resolve the massive icon of the crucifix itself, the bleeding body and harrowed face of Jesus, startlingly exposed amid the decorations of silver and gold, a crown of glory incongruous against his own crown of thorns.
Her crown of glory grew past her shoulders, and she twirled it neatly into a bun.
Jim's other runner CROWN OF GLORY has handicap experience and should be competitive back in maiden company in the opener.
Ibrahim bin Khamis al-Abri, from the College of Engineering delivered a poem entitled On Crown of Glory.
Ivanovic shot to stardom as a 20-year-old with a final appearance at the Australian Open and the crown of glory at Roland Garros.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life, punk.
They had seen the strong hands of God twist the crown of thorns into a crown of glory, and in hands as strong as that they knew themselves safe.
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The resulting photographs will build a unique picture of life on the Liverpool streets as the city prepares for its crown of glory, European Capital of Culture 2008.
The song contains this verse: I want to wear a crown of glory When I get home to that good land.
After a hearty chat-in-the-chair your newly cut crown of glory could be flattened with a splat-and-rub Brylcreem finish, then after a bristly-neck-brush and a dust down the customer would emerge from the shop to feel the fresh breeze as it dried his newly shaped quiff to a hardened crust.
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