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/ri splen"deuhns/, n.a resplendent quality or state; splendor.Also, resplendency.[1375-1425; late ME < LL resplendentia. See RESPLENDENT, -ENCE]
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Resplendence — Re*splen dence (r?*spl?n dens), Resplendency Re*splen den*cy ( den*s?), n. [L. resplendentia.] The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. [1913 Webster] Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
resplendence — mid 15c., from L.L. resplendentia, from resplendens (see RESPLENDENT (Cf. resplendent)) … Etymology dictionary
resplendence — resplendent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous. DERIVATIVES resplendence noun resplendency noun resplendently adverb. ORIGIN Latin, from resplendere shine out … English terms dictionary
resplendence — noun Date: 15th century the quality or state of being resplendent ; splendor … New Collegiate Dictionary
resplendence — noun The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent … Wiktionary
resplendence — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, aura, blare, blaze, blaze of glory, blazing light, blinding light, bright light, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, charisma, dazzling light, effulgence,… … Moby Thesaurus
resplendence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Brilliant, showy splendor: brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness. Informal: glitz. See BEAUTIFUL … English dictionary for students
resplendence — re·splend·ence || rɪ splendÉ™ns n. brilliance, radiance, sheen, shininess; glory, splendor, magnificence … English contemporary dictionary
resplendence — n.; (also resplendency) Brightness, splendor, brilliancy, effulgence, glory, lustre … New dictionary of synonyms
resplendence — re·splen·dence … English syllables
