resplendence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
resplendence
    n 1: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn:
         {glory}, {resplendence}, {resplendency}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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         Son! thou in whom my glory I behold
         In full resplendence, heir of all my might. --Milton.
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         The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. --Dr. J.
                                                  Scott.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "resplendence":
      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, elaborateness, elegance, envelope,
      flamboyance, flood of light, fulgor, glamour, glare, glaring light,
      gloriousness, glory, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandiosity,
      grandness, halo, heavenliness, illustriousness, imposingness,
      impressiveness, lavishness, luster, luxuriousness, luxury, magic,
      magnificence, majesty, mystique, nimbus, nobility, numinousness,
      plushness, poshness, proudness, radiance, radiancy,
      radiant splendor, ravishingness, refulgence, refulgency,
      resplendency, ritziness, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor,
      splendorousness, splendrousness, state, stateliness,
      streaming light, sublimity, sumptuousness, vividness

    

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