Only show
results for:

Topics related to "magnificent"

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"

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...
Sulayman the Magnificent
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sulayman the Magnificent see Sulayman I .
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...
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...
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...
Sinan (Sinan bin Abdulmennan, c. 1489–1588)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...built for the crown prince Mehmed, son of Suleiman the Magnificent, features a perfectly centralized scheme of a square prayer...drawings for centralized churches. The mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent (1557), centerpiece of the largest socioreligious compound...
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...
Humayun
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hindustan (India), which Babur had bequeathed to Humayun was a magnificent but shaky inheritance. Notes Kulke and Rothermund: "His...while Persian became the language of the court. It became a magnificent court, worthy of a great Timurid sovereign. In 1533, the...
Sandro Botticelli
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...artist, connected with the culture embodied in Lorenzo the Magnificent, de facto ruler of the city, poet, philosopher, and sophisticate...the Birth of Venus, executed for a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, for his villa...
Constantinople
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...and hundreds of sketches of its beautiful panorama, its magnificent Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, and the colorful daily...niche (mihrab) indicating the direction of Mecca. The magnificent mosaics were obscured by plaster in accordance with the orthodox...

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...
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...
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Lorenzo the Magnificent See MEDICI , Lorenzo de.
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 Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Piero'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...
Bernstein, Elmer
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1960 From the Terrace (Robson); The Magnificent Seven (J. Sturges); Introduction...Remagen (Guillermin); Guns of the Magnificent Seven (Wendkos); Powers of Ten...Counselor at Law (Kulik) 1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride! (McCowan); The Amazing...
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...
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...

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...
superb
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...first-class, outstanding, remarkable, marvelous, magnificent, wonderful, splendid, admirable, noteworthy, impressive...inferior.   2. a superb diamond necklace synonyms : magnificent, majestic, splendid, grand, impressive, imposing, awe...
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...
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...
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...
transcendent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English transcendent • adjective  his transcendent talent synonyms : excellent, excelling, great, magnificent, superior, supreme, consummate, predominant, preeminent, ascendant, paramount, unsurpassed, incomparable, matchless...
stunning
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 2. looking stunning in a new evening dress synonyms : sensational, ravishing, dazzling, wonderful, marvelous, magnificent, glorious, exquisite, impressive, splendid, beautiful, lovely; inf. gorgeous, out of this world, fabulous, smashing...
terrific
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...extraordinary, excessive.   2. she is a terrific singer synonyms : very good, excellent, superb, remarkable, magnificent, wonderful, marvelous, great, super, sensational; inf. fantastic, fabulous, A-1, ace, wizard, unreal, awesome...
statuesque
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English statuesque • adjective  statuesque figures/woman synonyms : dignified, stately, majestic, noble, magnificent, splendid, imposing, impressive, regal, well-proportioned, handsome, beautiful.
radiant
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...delighted, pleased, happy, glowing; inf. in seventh heaven, on cloud nine.   3. her radiant beauty synonyms : splendid, resplendent, magnificent, dazzling, glowing, vivid, intense. antonyms: dark; dull; gloomy.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

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 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...
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...
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...
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 CHADWICKTime...gentleman named--I kid you not--the Magnificent Montague. (Soundbite of song) Unidentified...
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...
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...
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...
Less than 'Magnificent' - All's not Welles with A&E's weak remake of 'Ambersons'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/10/2002; ; 700+ words ; "The Magnificent Ambersons" on A&E. Premieres...stars (out of four) The book is a magnificent fable of Americana. And the story of Orson Welles' "Ambersons" movie is a magnificent dark tale of misunderstood genius in...