Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Majesty (majesties)
majesty (majesties), n. [Fr. < L. 'dignity or greatness of a sovereign'.]
- Propriety; royalty; nobility; lordliness; special dignity.
- Elegance; grandeur; splendor.
- Dignity; reverence.
- Office; high position; exalted status.
- Pomp; display of ceremony; [fig.] colorful sunset; glorious setting of the sun.
- Emperor; king; [fig.] deity; the Creator; higher power.
- Greatness in appearance.
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