Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Magnificent \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See {Magnificence}.]
   1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great
      power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,
      and munificence.

            A prince is never so magnificent As when he's
            sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many.
                                                  --Massinger.

   2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;
      splendid' pompous.

            When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in
            piles of ruin lie.                    --Addison.

   Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See {Grand}.

Source : WordNet®

magnificent
     adj : characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur;
           "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious
           work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid
           coronation ceremony" [syn: {brilliant}, {glorious}, {splendid}]