glorification (of God) / saying subḥānAllāh
Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar) of سَبَّحَ (Form II = to glorify). Related: سُبْحَانَ (glory be to), مُسَبِّحٌ (one who glorifies). The original root meaning relates to 'swimming/moving freely.'
The Quran states that all creation engages in tasbīḥ (glorification of God), even if humans cannot perceive it (17:44). Six surahs begin with forms of this word (the Musabbiḥāt).