majesty
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ə noun, plural maj·es·ties.
1.
regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
2.
supreme greatness or authority; sovereignty: All paid tribute to the majesty of Rome.
3.
(usually initial capital letter) a title used when speaking of or to a sovereign (usually preceded by his, her, or your ): His Majesty's Navy; will your Majesty hear our petitions?
4.
a royal personage, or royal personages collectively: The royal wedding was attended by the majesties of Europe.
5.
Christ in Majesty, a representation of Christ as ruler of the universe.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | great dignity of bearing; loftiness; grandeur |
| 2. | supreme power or authority |
| 3. | an archaic word for royalty |
| [C13: from Old French, from Latin mājestās; related to Latin major, comparative of magnus great] | |
| Majesty (ˈmædʒɪstɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| (preceded by Your, His, Her, or Their) a title used to address or refer to a sovereign or the wife or widow of a sovereign | |
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Word Origin & History
majesty
c.1300, "greatness, glory," from O.Fr. majeste "grandeur, nobility," from L. majestatem (nom. majestas) "greatness, dignity, honor, excellence," from stem of major (neut. majus), comp. of magnus "great." Earliest Eng. sense is of God, reference to kings and queens (late 14c.) is from Romance languages
and descends from the Roman Empire.
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Example sentences
Their empirical power is entwined with their visual majesty.
But because it lives in the sea, its majesty-comparable to that of a lion-lies largely beyond comprehension.
Part of the allure of diving is viewing the majesty of underwater worlds.
There's an eerie majesty in this blanket rejection of other people's notions about reality.
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