resplendent  /ris ˈplɛn dənt/ ? Meaning of "resplendent"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) having great beauty and splendor

Synonym(s)

Usage(s):

  1. 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.
  2. A few days later, Otto Witte rode into Durazzo, resplendent in fancy-dress uniform and medals.
  3. 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

  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. 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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