Difference between Glorify and Exalt

What is the difference between Glorify and Exalt?

Glorify as a verb is to exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone) while Exalt as a verb is to honor; to hold in high esteem.

Glorify

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone) to make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is to worship or extol

Example sentence: Creative experimentation propels our culture forward. That our stories of innovation tend to glorify the breakthroughs and edit out all the experimental mistakes doesn't mean that mistakes play a trivial role. As any artist or scientist knows, without some protected, even sacred space for mistakes, innovation would cease.

Exalt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To honor; to hold in high esteem.To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Exalted.

We hope you now know whether to use Glorify or Exalt in your sentence.

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