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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L. fr.

splendere

to shine: cf. F.

splendeur

Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy;

as, the

splendor

ot the sun

B. Jonson.

Magnifience; pomp; parade;

as, the

splendor

of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like

“Rejoice in splendor of mine own.”

Shak.

Brilliancy; glory;

as, the

splendor

of a victory

Syn. – Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.

Noun.

[L. See Plant and Planet.]

Great brightness; brilliant luster; as the splendor of the sun.

Great show of richness and elegance; magnificence; as the splendor of equipage or of royal robes.

Pomp; parade; as the splendor of a procession or of ceremonies.

Brilliance; eminence; as the splendor of a victory.