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Magnificence

The act of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent. Then cometh magnificence. . And, for the heavens wide circuit, let it speak The Maker's high magnificence, who built so spacious. (Milton) The noblest monuments of roman magnificence. (Eustace)

Origin: f. Magnificence, L. Magnificentia. See Magnific.