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A lofty style of speaking

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  • Sublime — Sub*lime , n. That which is sublime; with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. [1913 Webster] The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mag|nil|o|quence — «mag NIHL uh kwuhns», noun. 1. the use of big and unusual words and elaborate phrases; high flown, lofty style of speaking or writing: »Cibber…foisted his own bombast into the company of Shakespeare s magniloquence (Cowden Clarke). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • magniloquent — [mag nil′ə kwənt] adj. [prob. back form. < magniloquence < L magniloquentia < magniloquus, speaking in a lofty style < magnus, great (see MAGNI ) + loqui, to speak] 1. lofty, pompous, or grandiose in speech or style of expression 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Great King — and the equivalent in many languages is a semantic model for historical titles of Monarchs, suggesting an elevated status among the host of Kings and minor Princes. This title is most usually associated with the kings of Persia under the… …   Wikipedia

  • Grandiloquent — Gran*dil o*quent, a. [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.] Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grandiloquent — grandiloquently, adv. /gran dil euh kweuhnt/, adj. speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic. [1585 95; GRANDILOQU(ENCE) + ENT] Syn. turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious. Ant. simple, sincere. * …   Universalium

  • magniloquent — (adj.) 1650s, a back formation from magniloquence, or else from L. magniloquentia lofty style of language, from magniloquus pompous in talk, vaunting, boastful, from comb. form of magnus great (see MAGNATE (Cf. magnate)) + loquus speaking, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • orotund — adj 1.(all of the voice) strong, powerful, mighty; full, rich, mellifluous; deep, sonorous; resonant, resounding, reverberating, rolling, ringing; big, booming, thundering. 2.(all of a style of speaking) pompous, bombastic, fustian, grandiloquent …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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