Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPLEN'DOR, n. [L. from the Celtic; W. ysplander, from pleiniaw, dyspleiniaw, to cast rays, from plan, a ray, a cion or shoot, a plane; whence plant. See Plant and Planet.]

1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; as, the splendor of the sun.
2. Great show of richness and elegance; magnificence; the splendor of equipage or of royal robes.
3. Pomp; parade; as, the splendor of a procession or of ceremonies.
4. Brilliance; eminence; as, the splendor of a victory.