majesty
noun
maj·es·ty
ˈma-jə-stē 
plural majesties
1
: sovereign power, authority, or dignity
2
—used in addressing or referring to reigning sovereigns and their consorts
Your Majesty
Her Majesty's Government
3
a
: royal bearing or aspect : grandeur
b
: greatness or splendor of quality or character
Examples of majesty in a Sentence
the majesty of the mountains
even as a child, the princess possessed a certain majesty that would later serve her well
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Her majesty, the queen, is here.
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Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Evergreen trees shade the pastoral grounds, planted to simulate the majesty of being in the Rocky Mountains, the owner’s other favorite place.
—Cortney Fries, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
As if every other family struggling for a future among the purple mountains’ majesty isn’t subject to a similar set of pressures.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
With their long necks and sparse feathering on their heads, vultures can be downright scary-looking, lacking the majesty of the bald eagle, the sleek style of ravens, the beauty of hawks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Evergreen trees shade the pastoral grounds, planted to simulate the majesty of being in the Rocky Mountains, the owner’s other favorite place.
—Cortney Fries, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
As if every other family struggling for a future among the purple mountains’ majesty isn’t subject to a similar set of pressures.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
With their long necks and sparse feathering on their heads, vultures can be downright scary-looking, lacking the majesty of the bald eagle, the sleek style of ravens, the beauty of hawks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Majesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majesty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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majesty
noun
maj·es·ty
ˈmaj-ə-stē
plural majesties
1
: royal power, authority, or dignity
2
—used as a title for a king, queen, emperor, or empress
Your Majesty
3
a
: royal manner or quality
b
: greatness of quality or character
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