The meaning of MAJESTY is sovereign power, authority, or dignity. How to use majesty in a sentence. MAJESTY definition: regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur.

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See examples of majesty used in a sentence. Majesty (abbreviated HM for His Majesty or Her Majesty, oral address Your Majesty; from the Latin maiestas, meaning 'greatness') is used as a manner of address by many monarchs, usually kings or queens. Majesty, the characteristic of awe-inspiring greatness, particularly seen as an attribute of divine or sovereign power. The term had its modern origin in ancient Rome.

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His/Her/Your Majesty used when you are speaking to or about a king or queen, or a ruler with a similar title: Her Majesty, the Empress of Japan (Definition of majesty from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Definition of majesty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. majesty, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary Majesty: The Story Behind the Song How a vacation drive through Scotland during Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee gave Pastor Jack Hayford a song that would reshape congregational worship for generations — and why it still rings out in churches around the world more than four decades later