magnificence
pronunciation
How to pronounce magnificence in British English:
UK [mæɡ'nɪfɪsns]
How to pronounce magnificence in American English:
US [mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns]
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- Noun:
- splendid or imposing in size or appearance
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Word Origin
- magnificence (n.)
- mid-14c., "great-mindedness, courage," from Old French magnificence "splendor, nobility, grandeur," from Latin magnificentia "splendor, munificence," from stem of magnificus "great, elevated, noble, eminent," also "splendid, rich, fine, costly," literally "doing great deeds," from magnus "great" (see magnate) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "greatness, grandeur, glory" in English is from late 14c. That of "beauty, splendor, wealth" is 15c. As one of the Aristotelian and scholastic virtues, it translates Greek megaloprepeia "liberality of expenditure combined with good taste."
Example
- 1. I wanted to introduce the magnificence and the wonder and the mystery of the great wall to people around the world as I discovered it .
- 2. The shower itself was a photogenic magnificence , an intricate twist of chrome contraptions and knobs .
- 3. Their beauty was homage to the saint and a material manifestation of his or her spiritual magnificence .
- 4. Then was snow-white taken out of the coffin and placed in a carriage to travel with the prince , and the king was so pleased with his son 's choice that the marriage was soon after celebrated with great pomp and magnificence .
- 5. By the end of my second day , I 'd seen so much that I could barely register the magnificence of the vittala temple , an immaculate complex of statues and shrines , and one of only three sites in india with a stone chariot ( a small temple on a wheeled platform ) .