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splendor / pomp

nounmasculineliterário/ˈfawʃtu/low

faus·to

Definitions

1Great splendor, luxury, opulence, and magnificence, especially in lifestyle.
The palace was a symbol of the monarchy's splendor.
The ceremony took place with great pomp and splendor.
Common collocations
to live in splendorroyal splendor
2Prosperity, happiness, good fortune (older, more literary sense).
The prosperous years of his life were spent in that house.
I wish you prosperity and health.
Common collocations
times of prosperityprosperity and happiness

Etymology

Do latim 'faustus' (feliz, próspero, auspicioso).

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