Meanings
plural resplendences
- countableuncountableThe property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold / In full resplendence, heir of all my might.
1667, Milton, Paradise Lost1 more example
The sun above gleams like a shining jewel, but even its brightness is nothing compared to the resplendence of the Empire.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinresplendentia
- Middle Englishresplendence
- Englishresplendence
From Middle English resplendence, from Latin resplendentia.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian блясък, великолепие
- блясък (bljasăk)property of being resplendent
- великолепие (velikolepie)property of being resplendent
Czech zář, třpyt
- zářproperty of being resplendent
- třpytproperty of being resplendent
- jasproperty of being resplendent
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resplendence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resplendence
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