'Grandeur' definitions:

Definition of 'grandeur'

From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness]
noun
The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur]

Definition of 'Grandeur'

From: GCIDE
  • Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton.
  • Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See Sublimity. [1913 Webster]

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