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magnificentia
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Lewis Short
magnĭfĭcentĭa (noun F) : magnificus
* Greatness in action or in sentiment, nobleness, distinction, eminence, high-mindedness, magnanimity; in a bad sense, boasting, bragging, etc.
* In gen.
* Lit.: magnificentia est rerum magnarum et excelsarum cum anima ampla quadam et splendida propositione agitatio atque administratio,Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 163: et magnificentia et despicientia adhibenda est rerum humanarum,greatness of soul,id. Off. 1, 21, 72; id. Agr. 2, 8, 22.
* Esp.
* Rhet. t. t., an imposing style, sounding or dignified language: his tribus narrandi virtutibus adiciunt quidam magnificentiam, quam μεγαλοπρέπειαν vocant, Quint. 4, 2, 61 sq.
* In a bad sense: verborum magnificentia,pomposity of language, bombast,Cic. Lael. 6, 21: i hinc in malam crucem cum istac magnificentiā,Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 37.
* In partic., greatness of talent, great artistic skill, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 19.
* Greatness in action or in sentiment, nobleness, distinction, eminence, high-mindedness, magnanimity; in a bad sense, boasting, bragging, etc.
* In gen.
* Lit.: magnificentia est rerum magnarum et excelsarum cum anima ampla quadam et splendida propositione agitatio atque administratio,Cic. Inv. 2, 54, 163: et magnificentia et despicientia adhibenda est rerum humanarum,greatness of soul,id. Off. 1, 21, 72; id. Agr. 2, 8, 22.
* Esp.
* Rhet. t. t., an imposing style, sounding or dignified language: his tribus narrandi virtutibus adiciunt quidam magnificentiam, quam μεγαλοπρέπειαν vocant, Quint. 4, 2, 61 sq.
* In a bad sense: verborum magnificentia,pomposity of language, bombast,Cic. Lael. 6, 21: i hinc in malam crucem cum istac magnificentiā,Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 37.
* In partic., greatness of talent, great artistic skill, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 19.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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