Definitions for: Grandeur

[n] the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
[n] the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct

Webster (1913) Definition: Gran"deur, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;
splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;
elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.

Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . .
. allure mine eye. --Milton.

Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.
See Sublimity.

Synonyms: brilliance, grandness, magnanimousness, magnificence, nobility, splendor, splendour

See Also: eclat, elegance, high-mindedness, honorableness, honourableness, idealism, noble-mindedness, sublimity, the sublime

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