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majesty (ˈmædʒɪstɪ Pronunciation for majesty ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. great dignity of bearing; loftiness; grandeur
  2. supreme power or authority
  3. an archaic word for royalty

Word Origin

C13: from Old French, from Latin mājestās; related to Latin major, comparative of magnus great

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= grandeur, glory, splendour, magnificence, dignity, nobility, sublimity, loftiness, impressiveness, awesomeness, exaltedness,

Majesty (ˈmædʒɪstɪ Pronunciation for Majesty ) 

Definitions

noun

(plural) -ties
  1. (preceded by Your, His, Her, or Their) a title used to address or refer to a sovereign or the wife or widow of a sovereign

Translations for 'majesty'

  • British English: majestyPronunciation for majesty You use majesty in expressions such as Your Majesty or Her Majesty when you are addressing or referring to a King or Queen.I quite agree, Your Majesty.ˈmædʒɪstɪ NOUN
  • Arabic: جَلَالَةٌPronunciation for جَلَالَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: majestadePronunciation for majestade
  • Chinese: 雄伟Pronunciation for 雄伟
  • Croatian: veličanstvoPronunciation for veličanstvo
  • Czech: veličenstvoPronunciation for veličenstvo
  • Danish: majestætPronunciation for majestæt
  • Dutch: majesteitPronunciation for majesteit
  • European Spanish: majestadPronunciation for majestad
  • Finnish: majesteettiPronunciation for majesteetti
  • French: majestéPronunciation for majesté
  • German: MajestätPronunciation for Majestät
  • Greek: μεγαλειότατοςPronunciation for μεγαλειότατος μεγαλειοτάτη
  • Italian: maestàPronunciation for maestà
  • Japanese: 威厳Pronunciation for 威厳
  • Korean: 폐하Pronunciation for 폐하
  • Norwegian: majestetPronunciation for majestet
  • Polish: majestatPronunciation for majestat
  • Portuguese: majestadePronunciation for majestade
  • Romanian: maiestate maiestăți
  • Russian: Ваше ВеличествоPronunciation for Ваше Величество
  • Spanish: majestadPronunciation for majestad
  • Swedish: majestätPronunciation for majestät
  • Thai: พระเจ้าแผ่นดินPronunciation for พระเจ้าแผ่นดิน
  • Turkish: görkemPronunciation for görkem
  • Ukrainian: величність
  • Vietnamese: vẻ uy nghiPronunciation for vẻ uy nghi

Example Sentences Including 'majesty'

For his many fans the concert returns to what Elvis does best, poignant, classic pop and toe-tapping musical majesty.
Australian News Misc (2004)
His heart leapt and he stepped back to take in the full majesty of the boat.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
I have been privileged to know one of the greatest peacemakers of our time, his late majesty , King Hussein of Jordan.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The Music have crossed over from a parallel-universe Leeds to shaft your preconceptions with their ungovernable priapic majesty.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)
The theatre of majesty is not just a bizarre delight to millions; it also fills a deep need.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The valley's majesty was no consolation for the Soviet soldiers who died there: their derelict, rusting tanks lay scattered on every corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
We must get the night-soil men in to clean this out before her majesty complains.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)
Yet by a sense other than sight Pippin perceived that Gandalf had the greater power and the deeper wisdom, and a majesty that was veiled.
J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
`Our guns, majesty ," says I, `were stolen from your imperial army.
Fraser, George MacDonald Flashman and the Dragon

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