splendent

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Those who know thee—once splendent in power and in pelf, King erstwhile in Zion—uplifting the hand, Shall curse thee, Zedekiah.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan

He stood quite still, a figure orgulous and splendent.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

I looked, and saw: before her, cast from unseen heavenly mirror, stood the reflection of herself, and beside it a form of splendent beauty, She trembled, and sank again on the floor helpless.

From Lilith, a romance by MacDonald, George

The usual lustre of crystals of cassiterite is remarkably splendent, even adamantine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

They had enticed the splendent light-fish into their caverns to give illumination.

From Seed of the Arctic Ice by Bates, Harry