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Sun in his glory

Heraldic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A heraldic emblem depicting the sun with radiating beams and a human face, symbolizing divine light, sovereignty, or enlightenment.

Detailed Definition
The sun in his glory symbolizes power, life, and divinity. Poets use it to convey enlightenment, vitality, or supreme authority.
Example
Example in poetry:
The sun in his glory, rays and face, shone as divine providence in the arms; “Sun in his glory of reason,” the Enlightenment ode praised clarity over superstition; The poet described dawn as the sun in his glory, dispelling night’s errors; In royal arms, the sun in his glory declared the monarch as earthly light; The sun in his glory inspires poets to write with radiance and truth.
Additional Notes
Sun in his glory is a radiant sun face surrounded by alternating straight and wavy rays, symbolizing divine light, majesty, or the Risen Christ; it appears in royal and civic arms (e.g., Argentina); in poetry, it evokes epiphany, omnipresence, or cosmic order; note that “sun irradiated” uses only straight rays, while “in splendour” may omit the face.
Also Known As
Sun radiant Sun in splendour
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