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Answer for the clue "Brilliant radiant beauty ", 12 letters:
resplendence

Word definitions for resplendence in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resplendence \Re*splen"dence\ (r?*spl?n"dens), Resplendency \Re*splen"den*cy\ (-den*s?), n. [L. resplendentia.] The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full resplendence, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn: glory , resplendency ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Late Latin resplendentia , from stem of Latin resplendens (see resplendent ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.

Usage examples of resplendence.

If a Christian sets aside traditionary forms and blind imitation of ceremonials and investigates the reality of the gospels, he will discover that the foundation principles of the teachings of His Holiness Christ were mercy, love, fellowship, benevolence, altruism, the resplendence or radiance of divine bestowals, acquisition of the breaths of the Holy Spirit and oneness with God.

The visitor was a big, black-haired man, inclined to puffiness, whose whiskers and moustache seemed to have been blackleaded, they shone with such resplendence.

His lean frame was flattered by a finely tailored suit of Hong Kong silk, his shoes were obviously bench made, his tie an objet d'art of vivid and wondrous resplendence.