It is a word seemingly requiring an unabridged dictionary. It
means “employing impressive words and an exaggeratedly solemn
and dignified style or using important- sounding words”
(Encarta). To use the word in a sentence, “The preacher
magniloquently threw around words like ‘magniloquence.’” The
Bible places a great premium on the sort of words and speech we
use (cf. Mt. 12:36-37; Col. 4:6). Apparently, “big talkers” are
not a novelty of today. In fact, one finds a surprising number
of contexts and discussions centering around such. Peter warns
of certain lawless individuals who speak “out arrogant words of
vanity” (2 Pet. 2:18; cf. Jude 16). Paul, warning of coming
difficult times, included in the list of qualities making for
such those who were boastful and arrogant (2 Tim. 3:1ff). The
same type characteristics show up in Paul’s condemnation of
Gentiles’ sinfulness in Romans 1:30. Many other texts indicate
this same malady of mouth. Certainly, these inspired writers
seem to speak of something that goes much