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From the Christmas song..

[b][i]Angels, we have heard on high[/i][/b]

1. What does “[i][b]Gloria, in excelsis deo[/b][/i]” mean?

2. What language is it?

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LeopoldBloom · M

Isn’t it Latin for “glory to God on high?”

XenonRush · M

Indeed, well done! How did you know?
@LeopoldBloom

LeopoldBloom · M

@XenonRush "Gloria" is obviously "glory." "Dei" is "God" (cf. "deity). "Excelsio" is clearly related to "excelsior," referring to rising or going up (like the Longfellow poem "Excelsior" about a guy climbing a mountain). Same root as "excellent." So it was obviously "glory to God on high" which is a common phrase, appearing in the last verse of the hymn "The Lovely Vine." And I don't speak Latin but I can recognize it.