resplendence
noun
- great splendor
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsplɛn.dəns/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English resplendence, from Latin resplendentia.
- The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.
“Son! thou in whom my glory I behold / In full resplendence, heir of all my might.”
“The sun above gleams like a shining jewel, but even its brightness is nothing compared to the resplendence of the Empire.”