Definitions for Majesty
ˈmædʒ ə stiMajesty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stateliness, majesty, loftinessnoun

   impressiveness in scale or proportion

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. majestynoun

   The quality of being impressive and great

   the majesty of the Great Pyramids

2. Majestypronoun

   a term of address for royalty and imperiality

   His/Her/Your Majesty

Webster Dictionary(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Majestynoun

   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.]

2. Majestynoun

   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.]

3. Majestynoun

   dignity; elevation of manner or style

   Etymology: [OE. magestee, F. majest, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Majesty

   Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning greatness. The title ranks above Royal Highness.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. majesty

   A title applied to sovereigns; as, Her Britannic Majesty.

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1. • Impressiveness

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Majesty' in Nouns Frequency: #2837

How to pronounce Majesty?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Majesty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Majesty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Majesty in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam that flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his own thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts they come back to us with a sort of alienated majesty.

2. David Gridley, Indiantown:

   Swearing is like any other music...If it is not done well, if it is not done with a fine and discriminating art, and vitalized with gracious and heartborn feeling, it lacks beauty, it lacks charm, it lacks expression, it lacks nobleness, it lacks majesty...

3. President Trump:

   As President Trump honor President Trump shared victory and heritage, President Trump affirm the common values that will unite President Trump long into future : freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law and reverence for the rights given to President Trump by almighty God, from the Second World War to today, her majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions.

4. Aesop:

   Only cowards insult dying majesty.

5. Buckingham Palace:

   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.

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