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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Majestic \Ma*jes"tic\, adjective [From {Majesty}.] Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. ''The majestic world.'' --Shak. ''Tethys' grave majestic pace.'' --Milton.
The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, majestic, and sublime. --Dryden.
Syn: August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
majestic
adjective
1: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: {olympian}]
2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {lofty}, {proud}]
3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: {imperial}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
140 Moby Thesaurus words for "majestic": Babylonian, Corinthian, affected, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-seeing, all-wise, almighty, aristocratic, arrogant, august, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, barbaric, boundless, ceremonious, changeless, courtly, creating, creative, deluxe, dignified, disdainful, distinguished, dynastic, elaborate, elegant, elevated, eminent, eternal, eternally the same, everlasting, exalted, extravagant, famous, fancy, fine, glorious, godlike, good, grand, grandiose, grave, hallowed, haughty, heroic, high, highest, holy, immortal, immutable, imperatorial, imperatorious, imperial, imperious, imposing, impressive, infinite, inspiring, just, kinglike, kingly, lauded, limitless, lofty, lordly, loving, luminous, luxurious, magisterial, magnanimous, magnificent, making, merciful, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monarchical, monumental, moving, noble, numinous, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, one, palatial, permanent, perpetual, plush, pompous, posh, princelike, princely, prominent, proud, purple, queenlike, queenly, radiant, regal, renowned, ritzy, royal, sacred, sedate, serious, shaping, soaring, sober, solemn, sovereign, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, stately, statuesque, striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, supercilious, superfancy, superfine, superior, supreme, swank, swanky, swell, timeless, towering, ubiquitous, unbounded, unchanging, undefined, unlimited, venerable, weighty, worthy
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