'Magnificence' definitions:

Definition of 'magnificence'

From: WordNet
noun
Splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora" [syn: impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness]
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]

Definition of 'Magnificence'

From: GCIDE
  • Magnificence \Mag*nif"i*cence\, n. [F. magnificence, L. magnificentia. See Magnific.] The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. --Acts xix. 27. "Then cometh magnificence." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak The Maker's high magnificence, who built so spacious. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The noblest monuments of Roman magnificence. --Eustace. [1913 Webster]

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