Definition of "splendour" []

• Chiefly British Variant of splendor. (noun)

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• "And here, revealed in all its splendour, is the concept that lies at the rotting heart of social relations under capitalism -- commodity fetishism."
• "Thick tapestry wall hangings vie in splendour with the rich cloth covering her prayer table, on which an exquisitely illuminated Book of Hours lies open."
• "Then wet and dry nurses were provided for the boy and he was reared in splendour and delight, until he reached the age of fifteen."