magnific

See also: magnífic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French magnifique, and its source, Latin magnificus.

Adjective

magnific (comparative more magnific, superlative most magnific)

  1. (obsolete) Magnificent, splendid; illustrious. [15th-19th c.]
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.1:
      Dread Soverayne Goddesse, that doest highest sit / In seate of judgement in th'Almighties stead, / And with magnificke might and wondrous wit / Does to thy people righteous doome aread […].
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