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cornucopia
cornucopia , in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. Some legends designate it as a horn of the river god Achelous, others as a horn of the goat Amalthaea. It is often represented as filled with fruits and flowers and has become the sy... Read more
Achill
Achill [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi (145 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland; the largest island of Ireland. It is connected with the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound. The rugged island is barren; there is fishing and subsistence farming. Many small villages are resorts; Keel and Doog... Read more
Ajanta
Ajanta , village, Maharashtra state, W central India, in the Ajanta Hills. The famous Ajanta caves, discovered in 1819, contain remarkable examples of Buddhist art. The caves, carved out of the side of a steep ravine, consist of chapels and monasteries dating from c.200 BC-AD 650 with magnificent fr... Read more
Batalha
Batalha [Port.,=battle], town (1991 pop. 3,152), W central Portugal, just S of Leiria, in Estremadura. It has a magnificent Dominican monastery and church (Santa Maria da Vitória), built by John I of Portugal to commemorate his victory (1385) over John I of Castile at nearby Aljubarrota. The... Read more
Borobudur
Borobudur or Boroboeder , ruins of one of the finest Buddhist monuments, in central Java, Indonesia. Built by the Sailendras of Sumatra, this magnificent shrine dates from about the 9th cent. It is a huge, truncated pyramid covered with intricately carved blocks of stone that illustrate the life... Read more
Castel Gandolfo
Castel Gandolfo , town (1991 pop. 6,784), in Latium, central Italy, in the Alban Hills, overlooking Lake Albano. Possibly occupying the site of ancient Alba Longa, it is the papal summer residence. The papal palace (17th cent.), its magnificent gardens, the Vatican observatory (founded 1936), and th... Read more
Rambouillet
Rambouillet town (1990 pop. 25,293), Yvelines dept., N France. It is a summer resort in the heart of a magnificent forest. Sheep are raised, and radio equipment and plastics are made. The nearby château (14th-18th cent.), set in a beautiful park, is the official summer residence of French pre... Read more
Saint Moritz
Saint Moritz , Ger. Sankt Moritz, town (1990 est. pop. 5,300), Grisons canton, SE Switzerland, in the Upper Engadine, on the Lake of St. Moritz. One of the largest winter sports centers in the world, it is also a famous year-round resort. It is surrounded by magnificent peaks and has long-frequent... Read more
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton 1571-1631, English antiquarian. The Cottonian collection of books, manuscripts, coins, and antiquities became a part of the British Museum when it was founded in 1753. Cotton collected especially Hebrew and Greek manuscripts and Anglo-Saxon charters. An unprinted classified ... Read more
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson 1853-1937, English actor-manager. He was trained by Samuel Phelps, made his first appearance in 1874, and thereafter performed with the Bancrofts (1878), John Hare, and Henry Irving (1882). His portrayal of Hamlet was said to be the greatest of his time. In 1900 he mar... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "magnificent"

Sulayman the Magnificent
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sulayman the Magnificent see Sulayman I .
Magnificent Ambersons, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Magnificent Ambersons, The, novel by Tarkington , published in 1918, won a Pulitzer Prize. It is the second part of the trilogy Growth...
Orson Welles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...achievement. Among his other films are The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady From Shanghai...before finishing the final editing of The Magnificent Ambersons. But his partisans called...minutes). A somewhat hammy actor with a magnificent voice, Welles appeared in over 45 films...
Greek art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...from the beginning of this period are magnificent statues of nude walking youths, the...persist from the archaic period, the magnificent marble figures from the pediments reveal...of the ideal human figure. The most magnificent original sculptures from this period...
Tarkington, (Newton) Booth
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...the Middle West, of which two won Pulitzer Prizes: The Magnificent Ambersons (1918), the chronicle of three generations of...trilogy of Midwestern city life: The Turmoil (1915), The Magnificent Ambersons , and The Midlander (1923); and other novels...
Andrea Palladio
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...study the ancient monuments. At this time Palladio began a magnificent series of drawings of ancient buildings. The incomplete...Mature Style Palladio created on the mainland around Venice a magnificent series of villas for the Venetian and Vicenzan nobility...
Kodja Mimar Sinan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...minarets that gave the 16th-century Stambul skyline its magnificent silhouette, which is apparent even today. Interiors were...Turkish style which gave to the reign of Suleiman I (the Magnificent) its cultural distinction. It was in the great central...
Jerusalem
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...venerated holy place in all of Islam was the Dome of the Rock, a magnificent mosque built over the sacred rock where Abraham prepared...and in about 950 b.c.e., his son Solomon built the magnificent temple that housed the Ark of the Covenant. The city and...
Bolivia
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...planted. Although the altiplano countryside is barren, the magnificent snowcapped mountain peaks (particularly Mount Illimani...during "winter," the air is crystal clear and the sky is a magnificent blue. Clothing Temperatures in La Paz are not extremely...
Hyperion: A Fragment
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...Titans how he may regain it. They conclude that only the magnificent Hyperion, who is still unfallen, will be able to help them...his fellow-Titans, while the poet and Moneta watch the magnificent, but much troubled, Hyperion blaze into the west.

Dictionary entries related to "magnificent"

The Magnificent Ambersons
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS USA, 1942 Director: Orson...1991. Carringer, Robert L., The Magnificent Ambersons: A Reconstruction, Berkeley...December 1946. Castello, G. C., "The Magnificent Orson Welles," in Bianco e Nero...
magnificent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...elaborate, or extravagant; striking: a dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains the interior layout is magnificent. 2. very good; excellent: she paid tribute to their magnificent efforts. DERIVATIVES: mag·nif·i...
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Lorenzo the Magnificent See MEDICI , Lorenzo de.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Suleiman the Magnificent name given to Suleiman I ( c. 1494–1566), sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66; also known as Suleiman...
Sulaimān (the Magnificent), al-Qānūnī
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Sulaimān (the Magnificent), al-Qānūnī ( ‘ the law-giver’ , 1494–1566 (AH 900...
Medici
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...s son and successor, Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449–92), was the most...1463–1503). Lorenzo the Magnificent was succeeded by his son Piero (1471...illegitimate descendant of Lorenzo the Magnificent, regained control and assumed the title...
Alonzo, John A.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...credits include small role in The Magnificent Seven ); 1964—cameraman...2001 Deuces Wild Other Films: 1960 The Magnificent Seven (Sturges) (uncredited bit part...He got an uncredited bit part in The Magnificent Seven, John Sturges's western remake...
Hunter, Ross
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Taza, Son of Cochise (Sirk) 1954 Magnificent Obsession (Sirk); Naked Alibi (Hopper...and Sound (London), Summer 1963. "Magnificent Obsessions," in American Film (Washington...so significantly and expressively in Magnificent Obsession, All that Heaven Allows...
magnific
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology ...magnifique or L. magnificus ; see prec., -FIC . So magnificent great in achievement; † royally munificent; grand, splendid. XVI. — F. magnificent or L. magnificent- , alt. stem of magnificus . magnificence XIV...
Moorehead, Agnes
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Actress, New York Film Critics, for The Magnificent Ambersons, 1942. Died: 30 April 1974...Welles) (as Mary Kane) 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (Welles) (as Fanny Minafer...Garnett) (as Mildred Waterbury) 1954 Magnificent Obsession (Sirk) (as Nancy Ashford...

Thesaurus entries related to "magnificent"

magnificent
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus magnificent • adjective   1. a magnificent view of the mountains synonyms : splendid, spectacular...breathtaking. antonym: uninspiring.   2. a magnificent apartment overlooking the lake synonyms : sumptuous...
fine
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...exceptional, outstanding, quality, superior, splendid, magnificent, exquisite, choice, select, prime, supreme, superb...impressive, imposing, striking, splendid, grand, majestic, magnificent, stately.   7. fine clothes synonyms : elegant...
superb
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...remarkable, dazzling, brilliant, marvelous, magnificent, wonderful, splendid, exquisite; inf. fantastic...1.   2. superb furnishings synonyms : magnificent, gorgeous, splendid, sumptuous, opulent, lavish...
glorious
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...acclaimed, distinguished, honored; outstanding, great, magnificent, noble, triumphant. antonym: undistinguished...glorious views synonyms : wonderful, marvelous, magnificent, superb, sublime, spectacular, lovely, fine, delightful...
grand
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...adjective   1. grand houses synonyms : impressive, magnificent, imposing, splendid, striking, superb, palatial, stately...feast synonyms : splendid, luxurious, sumptuous, lavish, magnificent, glorious, opulent, princely.   3. in the company...
come
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...separate, divide, split up, break up, disunite, set at odds. come by  where did you ever come by such a magnificent horse? synonyms : obtain, acquire, gain, get, find, pick up, procure, secure; buy, purchase; informal get one...
first-rate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...class, second to none, fine; superlative, excellent, superb, outstanding, exceptional, exemplary, marvelous, magnificent, splendid; informal top-notch, blue-ribbon, blue-chip, ace, A1, super, great, terrific, tremendous, bang...
dazzling
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...outstanding, exceptional; incredible, amazing, astonishing, phenomenal, breathtaking, thrilling; excellent, wonderful, magnificent, marvelous, superb, first-rate, superlative, matchless; informal mind-blowing, out of this world, fabulous...
excellent
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...cruise ship with excellent accommodations synonyms : very good, superb, outstanding, exceptional, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent; preeminent, perfect, matchless, unbeatable, peerless, supreme, prime, first-rate, first-class, superlative...
super
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...had a super time at the water park synonyms : excellent, superb, superlative, first-class, outstanding, marvelous, magnificent, wonderful, splendid, glorious; informal great, fantastic, fabulous, terrific, ace, divine, A1, wicked, cool...

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You're magnificent; live life accordingly
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Lisle (IL); 7/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...alive or dead - you would describe as magnificent? Think about the person who inspires...as read her books. What makes Anne magnificent for me is her honesty, openness, directness...her failings and her drive. What is magnificent about your choice of person? What characteristics...
Live your life as the magnificent person you are
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Downers Grove (IL); 7/6/2006; 700+ words ; ...alive or dead - you would describe as magnificent? Think about the person who inspires...as read her books. What makes Anne magnificent for me is her honesty, openness, directness...her failings and her drive. What is magnificent about your choice of person? What characteristics...
Live life as the magnificent person you are
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Wheaton (IL); 7/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...alive or dead - you would describe as magnificent? Think about the person who inspires...as read her books. What makes Anne magnificent for me is her honesty, openness, directness...her failings and her drive. What is magnificent about your choice of person? What characteristics...
Light Nights on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Illuminates North Michigan Avenue.
PR Newswire; 12/28/2001; 700+ words ; ...GNMAA) presents Light Nights on The Magnificent Mile from January 5 to March 3, 2002...entertainment venues along Chicago's Magnificent Mile(TM). -- The famous Wrigley...Chicago Marriott Downtown. Visit The Magnificent Mile and marvel at illuminated orbs...
The Magnificent Mile Crystal Carnival Presented by Nicor Offers Amazing Ice Sculptures, Legends and Medieval Lore.
PR Newswire; 1/25/1999; 700+ words ; ...invited to attend the second annual Magnificent Mile Crystal Carnival presented by Nicor...Michigan Avenue Association (GNMAA), The Magnificent Mile Crystal Carnival features ice sculptures...to launch WinterBreak '99 with the Magnificent Mile Crystal Carnival," said Mayor...
Analysis: Co-authors the Magnificent Montague and Bob Baker discuss their new book, "Burn Baby Burn: The Autobiography of the Magnificent Montague"
Transcript from: NPR Special; 10/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...20-2003 Analysis: Co-authors the Magnificent Montague and Bob Baker discuss their...Baby Burn: The Autobiography of the Magnificent Montague" Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time...gentleman named--I kid you not--the Magnificent Montague. (Soundbite of song) Unidentified...
Solibo Magnificent.(Review)
Magazine article from: African American Review; 12/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; Patrick Chamoiseau. Solibo Magnificent. New York: Pantheon, 1998. 190 pp. $23.00. Solibo Magnificent, first published in French and Martinican...with French Creole makes reading Solibo Magnificent an exhilarating and intellectually satisfying...
Chicago Comes Alive With Holiday Magic At Eighth Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival(TM).
PR Newswire; 11/12/1999; 700+ words ; ...holiday season with its eighth annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival(TM). Last year...Chicago. However, in 1992, the first "Magnificent Mile Lights Festival(TM)" provided...experiences and shopping along Chicago's Magnificent Mile(TM). For the sixth year in...
Marvin's museum of magnificent things.(Short Story)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Charlie. "Do you want him for your museum?" "Magnificent!" exclaimed Marvin. "You gave me an idea...his sign over and wrote: Marvin's Museum of Magnificent Things Magnificent Things Needed He and Charlie ran to Sammy's...
The Ninth Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival(TM) Illuminates Chicago's Holiday Season.
PR Newswire; 10/30/2000; 700+ words ; ...holiday season with The Ninth Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival(TM). This year...Chicago. However, in 1992, the first 'Magnificent Mile Lights Festival' provided an opportunity...experiences and shopping along Chicago's Magnificent Mile(TM). This is the seventh consecutive...