grandeur

[ gran-jer, -joor ]

/ ˈgræn dʒər, -dʒʊər /

the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.

the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment: the grandeur of a prose style.

the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way: the grandeur of a royal court.

an instance of something that is grand: the grandeurs of Rembrandt's paintings.

Origin of grandeur

1490–1500; < French, Old French, equivalent to grand- grand + -eur -or¹

3 stateliness, majesty; pomp, splendor.

There is a sense of grandeur in the idea that paying heavily is a means of advancing knowledge.

The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 1-7, 2014 |William Boot |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The dresses—their classiness and grandeur--spoke for themselves.

Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82 |Tim Teeman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It also protects the individual against egotism and delusions of grandeur.

New Year’s Reading List: Books to Transform Your Sad Life |David Masciotra |January 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And he just kept doing it with a persistence that is a grandeur.

Lou Reed Lives! Why the Man With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Isn’t Dead |Elizabeth Wurtzel |October 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Russian worldview is almost entirely based on myths and combines delusions of grandeur with paranoia.

How Russians Forget Their Own Past |David Frum |April 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
His cities surpass in magnificence and grandeur those of Europe.

Told by the Death's Head |Mr Jkai
They lived beyond the years of women,—but their lives were spent in acts of holiness, apart from grandeur's train.

The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3) |James Hogg
The happenings at the birth of the world's great ones have little to do with the grandeur of their lives.

A Layman's Life of Jesus |Samuel H. M. Byers
To the Iliad, subsequent ages have turned with one accord for images of heroism, traits of nature, grandeur of character.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 |Various
Universal execration derives a grandeur even from its vastness.

Toilers of the Sea |Victor Hugo

grandeur

/ (ˈɡrændʒə) /

personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments

magnificence; splendour

pretentious or bombastic behaviour