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English Dictionary: majestic by the DICT Development Group
2 results for majestic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
majestic
adj
  1. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
    Synonym(s): majestic, olympian
  2. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
    Synonym(s): gallant, lofty, majestic, proud
  3. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
    Synonym(s): imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Majestic \Ma*jes"tic\, a. [From {Majesty}.]
      Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity,
      stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.
      [bd]The majestic world.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Tethys' grave
      majestic pace.[b8] --Milton.
  
               The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must
               be grave, majestic, and sublime.            --Dryden.
  
      Syn: August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial;
               regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.
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