Meaning of MAGNIFICENT
| Pronunciation: | | mag'nifisunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" |
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| | Synonyms: | | brilliant, glorious, impressive, splendid |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See {Magnificence}.]
1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great
power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,
and munificence.
A prince is never so magnificent As when he's
sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many.
--Massinger.
2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;
splendid' pompous.
When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in
piles of ruin lie. --Addison.
Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See {Grand}.
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| | Related Terms: | | august, awe-inspiring, awful, Babylonian, barbaric, brilliant, commanding, Corinthian, deluxe, distinguished, divine, elaborate, elegant, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, exquisite, extravagant, famous, fancy, fine, gilt-edged, glorious, godlike, golden, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, heavenly, heroic, high, immense, imposing, impressive, lauded, lavish, lofty, lordly, luxurious, magnanimous, majestic, marvelous, noble, opulent, outstanding, palatial, plush, posh, princely, prominent, proud, regal, renowned, resplendent, rich, ritzy, sensational, soaring, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, sterling, sublime, sumptuous, super, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfancy, superfine, superior, superlative, swank, swanky, swell, terrific, towering, tremendous, wonderful |
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