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resplendence

or re·splend·en·cy

[ ri-splen-duh ns or ri-splen-duh n-see ]

/ rɪˈsplɛn dəns or rɪˈsplɛn dən si /

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noun

a resplendent quality or state; splendor.

Origin of resplendence

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word resplendentia. See resplendent, -ence

Words nearby resplendence

respire, respirometer, respirometry, respite, respite care, resplendence, resplendent, resplendent quetzal, respond, respondence, respondent

Example sentences from the Web for resplendence

Her anxious glances searched the corners and sought amongst all that filth for the resplendence she had dreamt of.

L'Assommoir |Emile Zola
Through the whole of the evening Mollie and the camellias shone forth with resplendence.

Vagabondia |Frances Hodgson Burnett
And in that midst their sportive pennons wav'd Thousands of angels; in resplendence each Distinct, and quaint adornment.

The Vision of Paradise, Complete |Dante Alighieri
It soon appeared that the principle of life was essential to the resplendence of the Purple Head.

The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales |Richard Garnett

In the full light of the chandelier she saw the colonel in all his resplendence still pacing silently up and down.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann