单词 | majestuous |
释义 | majestuousadj. Now rare. = majestic adj.Now chiefly in the usage of speakers whose first language is French. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] higheOE drightlikeOE highlyOE drightfula1225 prouda1275 principalc1385 solemna1387 gentlec1390 high and mighty1400 imperial?c1400 royalc1405 kinglyc1425 sublimatec1425 lordfulc1429 lordlyc1440 assumpt1447 raiseda1450 haught1470 kinglikec1485 lordlike1488 triumphant1494 greatlya1500 princely?a1510 supereminent1531 princelike1532 lofta1547 lofty1548 regal1561 supernal1562 haughty1563 excelse1569 queen-like?1571 majestical1578 erecteda1586 augustious1591 ennobled1592 imperious1592 enthronized1593 august1594 high-born1598 sublimed1602 jovial1604 majestic1606 enthroned1609 starred1615 exalted1623 majestuous1633 reared1638 sublimary1655 majestative1656 kingrik1663 superb1663 grand1673 celse1708 stilted1744 canonized1790 queenly1791 apotheosized1794 princified1857 1633 J. Monlas Quadrivium Sionis iii. 107 The majestuous voyce of the Father was heard speaking from heaven. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 65 The other [employments] are more majestuous, and as such, attract more veneration. 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. iii. vi. 244 Jemma, or with a more majestuous Character Jemma O,..is the severe Judge and sovereign commander of this place of darkness and misery. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 252 That voice ‘sombre and majestious’. 1996 Re: Keep the ROAR Alive!!! in alt.fan.lion-king (Usenet newsgroup) 17 Dec. Even in my two small house cats, that..calculated way of walking and acting is obvious. And in big felines..it's majestuous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633 |
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