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MAJESTATIC; MAJESTATAL a.

Majestic. [Obs.] E. Pocock. Dr. J. Scott.

Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. "The majestic world." Shak. "Tethys'grave majestic pace." Milton. The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, majestic, and sublime. Dryden .

Majestic. Cowley. An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more majestical. M. Arnold. -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n.

MAJESTICNESS n.

The quality or state of being majestic. Oldenburg.

MAJESTY n. 3 definitions

y applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. Macaulay.

MANIFEST a. 6 definitions

prehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight. Heb. iv. 13. That which may be known of God is manifest in them. Rom. i. 19. Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. Dryden.

MANIFESTABLE a.

Such as can be manifested.

MANIFESTATION n.

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation. The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manife…

MANIFESTIBLE a.

MANIFESTLY adv.

In a manifest manner.

MANIFESTNESS n.

The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.

his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives. Bouvier. it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms. Addison . Frederick, in a public manifesto…

A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.

The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm. [Archaic.] Longfellow.

A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark. Bacon.

Most. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies. [Written also mustee.]

See Mister, a trade.