magnificence
the quality or state of being magnificent; splendor; grandeur; sublimity: the magnificence of snow-covered mountains; the magnificence of his achievements.
impressiveness of surroundings: the magnificence of Versailles.
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He could not restore the magnificence of Imperial Russia without its former land acquisitions — and without its supposed former people.
Putin’s war aims to undo the traumas of the 1990s for Russians | Alexandra (Sasha) Zborovsky | February 27, 2022 | Washington PostNumbers are easier to understand than music, so when we try to explain the magnificence of Adele, we tend to bombard each other with digits.
Adele’s ‘30’ has more to offer than dazzling sadness | Chris Richards | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe magnificence of whales, like the magnificence of cathedrals, has a unique ability to infuse us with awe.
For the first time, I got a sense of the magnificence and prestige of the company.
To take control of your career, ask for what you want—directly and explicitly | matthewheimer | November 8, 2020 | FortuneThat very magnificence remains a measure of what a single gun can destroy.
magnificence By Lydia Millet A woman moves into an old house full of taxidermy in the aftermath of trauma.
Suddenly, she questions, "Who wants to live like that anymore, all that majesty and magnificence?"
The magnificence of our legal system, your Honor, is that we do not seek an eye for an eye.
The graceful flying-fish, like a fair white bird, goes glancing above the blue magnificence of the tropical seas.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordHe would not want to exchange his splendid father for all the glory and magnificence of the king's court.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeRound her neck depended from a black velvet band, strings of diamonds of great size and magnificence.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThomas Sanchez, a Spanish Jesuit, died, and was buried with extraordinary magnificence.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellI could observe groups and clusters of coloured coral and madrepore-stone, whose magnificence challenges all description.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for magnificence
/ (mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns) /
the quality of being magnificent
Origin of magnificence
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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