glorified

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of glorify

   They sang hymns that glorified God.

comparative more glorified · superlative most glorified

1. Transformed into something more glorious.
2. sarcasticMade to seem more important than reality.

   The gyroscope is however merely a glorified spinning top […]

   1959, Andrew Gray, A treatise on gyrostatics and rotational motion

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   Voluntary thrift, embodied in industrial insurance, nurtured character, but social insurance was merely a glorified form of poor law legislation.

   1986, Roy Lubove, The Struggle for Social Security, 1900-1935

   If the captain was only a glorified first aid man as he claimed, the emphasis has to be on the glory he deserved for the way in which he did his job.

   2004, Lloyd Manning Wells, From Anzio to the Alps: an American soldier's story

   Tuchel was not going to be taking too many risks in what effectively turned into a glorified training session in the baking Florida heat. Instead, this was about giving his World Cup squad minutes as they become familiar with the testing conditions in the United States, with drinks breaks coming midway through each half, as they will in the tournament itself.

   2026 June 6, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 New Zealand”, in BBC