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To [or for] the greater glory of God.

Motto used by the Jesuit order (Society of Jesuits).

Sometimes the full expression is cited as the rationale for actions taken by Christians.

1. In astronomy, the Great Dog, a southern constellation between Puppis and Orion, containing Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest of the stars.
2. A constellation southeast of Orion which also contains Sirius; also called, "Great Dog".

1. In law, an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
2. A superior or overpowering force.
3. An unexpected or uncontrollable event.
4. A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events.

1. Abbreviation of major, a military officer.
2. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel; someone who holds this rank.
3. Someone who is superior in rank, importance, or ability; such as, a major oil-producing country.
4. In law, someone who has reached full legal age.
5. A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.
6. A student specializing in such studies; as, a linguistics major.
7. In logic; a major premise; a major term.
8. In music, a major scale, key, interval, or mode; a chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
9. In sports, getting into the majors; such as, "He has been accepted into the majors."

1. Greater than others in importance or rank: a major artist.
2. Great in scope or effect: a major improvement.
3. Great in number, size, or extent: the major portion of the population.
4. Requiring great attention or concern; very serious: a major illness.
5. In law, having attained full legal age.
6. A reference to a field of academic study in which a student specializes; such as, majoring in math, linguistics, or business administration, etc.
7. In music, designating a scale or mode having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees; equivalent to the distance between the tonic note and the second or third or sixth or seventh degrees of a major scale or mode; such as, a major interval; or based on a major scale.

Increase; enlargement.

A Spanish island in the West Mediterranean: the largest of the Balearic Islands. 460,030; 1405 sq. mi. (3640 sq. km). Capital: Palma. Spanish, Mallorca.

1. The chief man servant in a large household, especially a royal or noble household, responsible for managing domestic affairs.
2. Someone responsible for managing the affairs of others, and making arrangements for others (in this case, it is considered a humorous application).

1. The greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
2. A number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number.
3. The amount by which the greater number, as of votes, surpasses the remainder (distinguished from plurality).
4. The party or faction with the majority vote.
5. The state or time of being of full legal age: to attain one's majority.
6. The military rank or office of a major.

To a great or an intense degree; extremely: "She got majorly depressed when she saw her test scores."

The most important league in any sport; especially, baseball.

1. One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.
2. Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries.
4. Uppercase: "Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script."