resplendence

noun

resplendence

noun

/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dəns/

Etymology From Middle English resplendence, from Latin resplendentia.

1

The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.

  • Son! thou in whom my glory I behold / In full resplendence, heir of all my might.1667, Milton, Paradise Lost:
  • The sun above gleams like a shining jewel, but even its brightness is nothing compared to the resplendence of the Empire.2016, Kazerad, Crowdfunding Receipt Comic, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), October 31 2016

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