magnificence Copy link Outline 1. magnĭfĭcentia (great outward show)2. amplĭtūdo (high distinction)3. splendor4. appărātus, ūs • magnificence: 1. magnĭfĭcentia (great outward show): m. of funerals and sepulchres, m. funerum et sepulcrorum, Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66; of public works, m. publicorum operum, Liv. 2. amplĭtūdo (high distinction): m. of the achievements (of the Roman people), a. rerum gestarum, Nep. Att. 18: Plin. 3. splendor: v. lustre. 4. appărātus, ūs: v. pomp.