degree of glory

noun

One of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the children of perdition; the celestial kingdom being the highest, the terrestrial kingdom being the middle, and the telestial kingdom being the lowest.

Meanings

noundegree of glory (plural degrees of glory)

plural degrees of glory

  1. MormonismOne of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the children of perdition; the celestial kingdom being the highest, the terrestrial kingdom being the middle, and the telestial kingdom being the lowest.

    The Lord has said that we will be blessed and will live in a degree of glory in the next life according to the eternal laws we obey in mortality.

    2005 April, B. Renato Maldonado, “Messages from the Doctrine and Covenants: The Three Degrees of Glory”, in Ensign, pages 62–65

    Synonyms: kingdom of glory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the three eternal dwelling places for all resurrected beings except for the children of perdition; the celestial kingdom being the highest, the terrestrial kingdom being the middle, and the telestial kingdom being the lowest.

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