resplendent
/ris ˈplɛn dənt/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) having great beauty and splendor
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Usage(s):
- Built in 1924, its resplendent marble halls and expansive lawns were put to more proletarian use after the communists reopened it in 1953 as a children's recreation center.
- A few days later, Otto Witte rode into Durazzo, resplendent in fancy-dress uniform and medals.
- Had his picture taken with the six-man pistol team of the White House police force, resplendent in new uniforms and unrecognizably pleasant faces.
Quotes
- "It is only from the inside, from the experience of faith and ecclesial life, that we see the church as she truly is: flooded with grace, resplendent in beauty, adorned by the manifold gifts of the Spirit," Benedict said.on Apr 19, 2008 By: Pope Benedict XVI Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
- "What she possessed - beyond her beauty, physical grace and natural acting ability - was a resplendent voice that conveyed enormous warmth and feeling," writes Nellie (The New York Times, 2007).on May 4, 2010 By: Nellie McKay Source: Broadway World
- In the final song, "Summer of Love," Williams writes: "Something's stirring in the rose and jasmined air/It's the summer of Love/It's the summer of Love/It's seductive, it's transcendent,/It's alarming, it's resplendent,/And it's love."on Jun 28, 2010 By: Dar Williams Source: The Journal News | LoHud.com
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