[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

splendor \splen"dor\, n.l. fr. splendere to shine: cf. f.
   splendeur.
   1. great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
      splendor ot the sun. --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

   2. magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
      ceremonies, processions, and the like. "rejoice in
      splendor of mine own." --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
      1913 webster

   syn: luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
        showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
        1913 webster splendrous

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

splendor
     n 1: a quality that outshines the usual syn: luster, lustre,
           brilliancy, splendour
     2: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand syn:
        magnificence, brilliance, splendour, grandeur, grandness
see also:
luster lustre brilliancy splendour magnificence brilliance 
grandeur grandness 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

85 moby thesaurus words for "splendor":
   babylonian splendor, aura, beauty, blare, blaze, blaze of glory,
   blazing light, blinding light, bright light, brightness,
   brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light, charisma,
   dazzle, dazzling light, display, effulgence, elaborateness,
   elegance, envelope, exquisiteness, flamboyance, flood of light,
   fulgor, glamour, glare, glaring light, glitter, gloriousness,
   glory, gloss, gorgeousness, grandeur, grandiosity, grandness, halo,
   heavenliness, illustriousness, imposingness, impressiveness,
   lavishness, light, luminosity, luminousness, luster, luxuriousness,
   luxury, magic, magnificence, majesty, mystique, nimbus, nobility,
   numinousness, panoply, plushness, pomp, poshness, proudness,
   radiance, radiancy, radiant splendor, ravishingness, refulgence,
   refulgency, resplendence, resplendency, richness, ritziness, shine,
   show, spectacle, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendorousness,
   splendrousness, state, stateliness, streaming light, sublimity,
   sumptuousness, swank, vividness

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