- a variation of splendor.
splendour
Britishnoun
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the state or quality of being splendid
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heraldry a representation of the sun with rays and a human face
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In a campaign manifesto for the presidential election in 2019 titled "Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour", which became a policy framework after a landslide victory, Rajapaksa proposed providing Sri Lankans with food without harmful chemicals.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022
A harbor patrol officer stated that a couple onboard a vessel near the Splendour reported that “they’d heard a female screaming for help around midnight.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021
The “West Side Story” star was traveling on the family’s yacht Splendour with Wagner, Davern and actor Christopher Walken.
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2018
Ms. Wood went missing late on Nov. 28 from the yacht Splendour.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2018
This is that which the Finger of Glory and Splendour hath revealed.
From Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas by Bahá'u'lláh
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