Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having splendor; bright; dazzling.
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- adjective
Splendid , havingsplendor .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of these Masses, which took place last Sunday, was celebrated by newly ordained Father Francesco Ramella as a Solemn Mass in the parish church of St. Thomas the Apsotle in Dolcedo, the splendorous and completely intact sanctuary of which you can see in last week's post.
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In this splendorous city -- where West and East converge -- leaders from all over the globe have gotten together this week to assess the development results and challenges of the world's poorest countries.
Otaviano Canuto: South-South Trade Is the Answer Otaviano Canuto 2011
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Fatima the splendorous daughter of Mohammed meets you!
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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Fatima the splendorous daughter of Mohammed meets you!
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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In this splendorous city -- where West and East converge -- leaders from all over the globe have gotten together this week to assess the development results and challenges of the world's poorest countries.
Otaviano Canuto: South-South Trade Is the Answer Otaviano Canuto 2011
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Fatima the splendorous daughter of Mohammed meets you!
Qanta Ahmed, MD: Of Madness and Muslim Martyrdom: The Ideal Age of Indoctrination MD Qanta Ahmed 2011
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While millions of euros were being prepared to be spent on lavish splendorous events to woo the buyers, wearers, and fickle fashion press (with its soon-to-be-dead celebrity culture) of Paris Fashion Week, these smart women had come together to provide their own venue for their own private show, where clients, friends, and journalists would gather to ooh and ah over the quality, materials, and craftsmanship of these very personally chosen and created collections.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Celebs Are Out, The Fringe Is In Beth Arnold 2010
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He fished out a number of rods, and with a little pounding, wrought a splendorous figurine that was the perfect image of the dragonfly.
Robert Lanza, M.D.: What Happens When You Die? Evidence Suggests Time Simply Reboots 2010
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But all this drama was soon forgotten: The next day in school my haircut was a splendorous sensation.
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And, of course, like the rest of Europe it has its medieval castles and statuary and churches, splendorous remnants of the slasher history of Europe's becoming.
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