Mag*nif"i*cent (?), a. [See Magnificence.]
1.
Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
A prince is never so magnificent
As when he's sparing to enrich a few
With the injuries of many.
Massinger.
2.
Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.
When Rome's exalted beauties I descry
Magnificent in piles of ruin lie.
Addison.
Syn. -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See Grand.
© Webster 1913.