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majesty

[maj-uh-stee] / ˈmædʒ ə sti /
NOUN
grandeur
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NOUN
the power of a ruler
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These films’ icy, forbidding majesty invites re-watch after re-watch; I’ve been cueing up “Barry Lyndon” every couple of years for four decades, and it always lands differently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That was an era during which Springsteen was fond of declaring “the majesty, the mystery, the ministry — of rock ‘n’ roll!”

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

Traditional British architecture is characterized by the majesty of Elizabethan halls with their palatial glass, the elegance of Georgian townhouses and their sash windows or the charm of Tudor cottages with their trademark diamond casements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

She finds comfort in the last place a self-described “city mouse” expects to find it — in the wild majesty of Montana, which her husband loved so well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

When he had finished combing his hair he moved into the room, and he moved with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

And then there are places whose majesties remain largely unknown to the masses — until they end up on TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

"We are delighted too that its first use will be to guide their majesties into Westminster Abbey at the Coronation Service."

From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2023

When they arrive in the city, their majesties will be met at the Great West Doors of the cathedral by the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell and the Dean of York Dominic Barrington.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023

The floral-themed invite for the event, which is due to take place at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6, promotes “the coronation of their majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

"The will said, Sing in praise of this generous land. The will said, May God thy gold refine. America, Angela, America! Purple mountain majesties, Angela. Whoopee!"

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin


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