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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Splendor \Splen"dor\, noun[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. ''Rejoice in splendor of mine own.'' --Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
splendor
noun
1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: {luster}, {lustre}, {brilliancy}, {splendour}]
2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand [syn: {magnificence}, {brilliance}, {splendour}, {grandeur}, {grandness}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
85 Moby Thesaurus words for "splendor": Babylonian splendor, aura, beauty, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light, blinding light, bright light, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, charisma, dazzle, dazzling light, display, effulgence, elaborateness, elegance, envelope, exquisiteness, flamboyance, flood of light, fulgor, glamour, glare, glaring light, glitter, gloriousness, glory, gloss, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, halo, heavenliness, illustriousness, imposingness, impressiveness, lavishness, light, luminosity, luminousness, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic, magnificence, majesty, mystique, nimbus, nobility, numinousness, panoply, plushness, pomp, poshness, proudness, radiance, radiancy, radiant splendor, ravishingness, refulgence, refulgency, resplendence, resplendency, richness, ritziness, shine, show, spectacle, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendorousness, splendrousness, state, stateliness, streaming light, sublimity, sumptuousness, swank, vividness
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