Definition of "in glory"

Arms : party per fess Azure and Sable, three suns in their glory, impaling, Argent, on a chevron Sable, before three hawks' heads erased proper, as many cinquefoils of the field. Crest : on a wreath a garb Or. Sacred to the […]

1842, William Robinson, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Stoke Newington in the County of Middlesex: Containing an Account of the Prebendal Manor, the Church, Charities, Schools, Meeting Houses, &c., with Appendices ..., page 166

The sun is usually given 'in his glory,' or splendour, and represented by a human face, surrounded with sixteen rays of glory - see the Arms of Richmond, 'Gu. the sun in his glory, Arg.' Occasionally it is 'eclipsed,' the tincture being then sable.

1857, The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings for Members of the English Church, page 146

However on 9 Feb. 1585-6 he was awarded to pay 400 marks, and to leave goods to the value of £ 20. Arms : A. on a fess betw. 3 bibles G. a falcon rising O. betw. 2 suns in their glory. Granted by sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter king […]

1861, Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses: 1586-1609, page 168

Az. three suns in their glory or.

1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 1161

Az. a sun in its glory Or. [ST. CLERE.]

1871, William Harvey, The Visitations of the County of Oxford Taken in the Years 1566 by William Harvey, Clarencieux ; 1574 by Richard Lee, Portcullis ; and in 1634 by John Philpott, Somerset, and William Ryley, Bluemantle, ... ; Together with the Gatherings of Oxfordshire, Collected by Richard Lee in 1574, page 48

Gu. two bars erm. in chief three suns in glory or. NICHOLSON, Ballow House, co. Down; derived from Nicholson of Cumberland; quartering STEELE. […]

1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 29

Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1. BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD. Sa. the sun in his glory between nine stars arg., 3, 2, 3 and 1, a crescent for difference. BAILLIE OF MANORHALL.

1893, Sir James Balfour Paul, An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, page 217

Gules, two bars ermine in chief three suns in glory or -- NICHOLSON, Co. Down. […]

1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 558