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Definition of Augustness
1. n. The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.
Definition of Augustness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being august or noble. ¹
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Definition of Augustness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Augustness
Literary usage of Augustness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oddities of the Law by Franklin Fiske Heard (1881)
"... innocent, and pleading for others, was daunted at the augustness of such an
assembly, what must a man be who should plead before them for his life ? ..."
2. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1895)
"Chamberlain's translation, with a change of the gender to suit the new revelation
becomes Her augustness the Luxuriant-integrating Lady. ..."
3. Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions: With the Narrative of a Visit by Edward James Reed (1880)
"... by setting up the groat OFFERINGS of the sovran GRANDCHILD'S augustness."
Ho says: "I declare in the presence of the sovran gods whose praises the ..."
4. The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō: A Study of the State Religion of by Daniel Clarence Holtom (1922)
"Following Chamberlain's suggestions, however they may be given the tentative
renderings : (1) His augustness Heavenly-Great Great- Ears, ..."
5. The Religions of Japan from the Dawn of History to the Era of ,eiji by William Elliot Griffis (1895)
"I fulfil your praises, saying : As to the OFFERINGS set up, so that the sovran
gods who come into the heavenly HOUSE of the Sovran GRANDCHILD'S augustness, ..."
6. Japan by David Murray, Kentarō Kaneko (1906)
"And to His - Impetuous - Male - augustness he commanded, Rule thou the plain of
... But His-Impetuous-Male-augustness did not assume command of his domain, ..."
7. The Story of Japan by David Murray (1894)
"And to His - Impetuous - Male - augustness he commanded, Rule thou the plain of
... But His-Impetuous-Male-augustness did not assume command of his domain, ..."
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