Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-SPLEN'DENCE, or RE-SPLEN'DEN-CY
RE-SPLEN'DENCE, or RE-SPLEN'DEN-CY, n. [L. resplendens, resplendeo; re and splendeo, to shine.]
Brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. Son! thou in whom my glory I behold / In full resplendence, heir of all my might. – Milton.
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