Originating in Italy in the 20th century, the art movement emphasized and glorified themes associated with that time period's concept of the future, including concepts like speed, technology, youth, industry, danger.
The world's highest mountain appears to have become a glorified theme-park attraction, open to anyone who can pay the hefty admission price (up to $65,000 each).
A poem with a theme glorifying solitude would be written and read by the poet laureate (Who is the poet laureate? Do we still have one? Maybe we should skip this one).
But that sensibility stands profoundly at odds with a political season glorifying the twin themes of entitlement and hubris that, bewilderingly, seem to attractive to the populace--even to those who show up in our pews.
It has a theme of glorifying the Eucharist with images of the Apostles, Church Fathers, saints who founded religious orders, martyrs as well as scenes from the Bible.
MN: One of the themes of the movie is how youth is so often glorified.
Duchamp glorified the institutional.
The Taliban, they glorified.
We're not glorified roommates".
