What does Majesty mean?
Definitions for Majesty
ˈmædʒ ə stiMajesty
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Princeton's WordNet
stateliness, majesty, loftiness(noun)
impressiveness in scale or proportion
Wiktionary
majesty(Noun)
The quality of being impressive and great
the majesty of the Great Pyramids
Majesty(Pronoun)
a term of address for royalty and imperiality
His/Her/Your Majesty
Webster Dictionary
Majesty(noun)
the dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns
Etymology: [OE. magestee, F. majest, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]
Majesty(noun)
hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert
Etymology: [OE. magestee, F. majest, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]
Majesty(noun)
dignity; elevation of manner or style
Etymology: [OE. magestee, F. majest, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]
Freebase
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning greatness. The title ranks above Royal Highness.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Majesty
maj′es-ti, n. greatness: grandeur: dignity: elevation of manner or style: royal state: a title of kings and other sovereigns, esp. with possessive pronouns, as His or Her Majesty, &c.: a symbolic representation of the first person of the Trinity enthroned: the canopy of a hearse: (her.) an eagle crowned and sceptred.—adjs. Majes′tic, -al, having or exhibiting majesty: stately: sublime.—adv. Majes′tically, in a majestic manner.—n. Majes′ticalness, Majes′ticness, majesty. [Fr. majesté—L. majestas—majus, comp. of magnus, great.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
majesty
A title applied to sovereigns; as, Her Britannic Majesty.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Majesty' in Nouns Frequency: #2837
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Majesty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Majesty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Majesty in a Sentence
Her Majesty The Queen has recorded a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak. The televised address will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Sunday 5th April.
'Where shall I begin, please your Majesty' he asked. 'Begin at the beginning,' the King said, gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end then stop.'
The one-time ubiquitous emblem of classic PR, the press release, has technically been dead for a while now. To be a bit more precise, His Majesty the Press Release has been dying - a relatively slow death, but a death, nonetheless. And there is no coming back. Now we are in the afterlife, thanks to the social media revolution.
The queen, her majesty, had no discretion over this. There is no precedent for the queen refusing a request by her prime minister under these circumstances.
From the Second World War to today, her majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions, she has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty and patriotism that beats proudly in every British heart.
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Translations for Majesty
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- جلالةArabic
- majestatCatalan, Valencian
- majestátnostCzech
- MajestätGerman
- μεγαλειότηταGreek
- majestadSpanish
- ابهتPersian
- majestéFrench
- ard-ooashlid, ard-ooasleyManx
- վեհությունArmenian
- maestàItalian
- גָאוֹןHebrew
- 威厳Japanese
- 위엄Korean
- maiestasLatin
- storslåtthet, storslagenhetNorwegian
- majestatPolish
- majestadePortuguese
- măreție, maiestateRomanian
- величествоRussian
- majestätSwedish
- عظمتUrdu
- majestyYiddish
- 威嚴Chinese
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