"magnificence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns/ Audio: en-us-magnificence.ogg Forms: magnificences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English magnificence, from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|magnificence}} Middle English magnificence, {{der|en|fro|magnificence}} Old French magnificence, {{der|en|la|magnificentia}} Latin magnificentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magnificence (countable and uncountable, plural magnificences)
  1. grandeur, brilliance, lavishness or splendor Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (grandeur): μεγαλοπρέπεια (megaloprépeia) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), magnificència [feminine] (Catalan), suurenmoisuus (Finnish), भव्यता (bhavyatā) [feminine] (Hindi), magnificentia [feminine] (Latin), ഉജ്ജ്വലത (ujjvalata) (Malayalam), marutunatanga (Maori), deynte (Middle English), świetność [feminine] (Polish), magnificência [feminine] (Portuguese), magnificencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-magnificence-en-noun-4kvX8nd6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'grandeur': 93 7
  2. The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-magnificence-en-noun-IYlJ5t-A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: magnificency [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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