Luminary
['luːmɪn(ə)rɪ] or ['lʊmə'nɛri]
Definition
(noun.) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; 'he was host to a large gathering of luminaries'.
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Definition
(n.) Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.
(n.) One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sage, savant, celebrity, light, genius
ANT:Fool, ignoramus, dunce, lout, blockhead
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Definition
n. any body which gives light esp. one of the heavenly bodies: one who illustrates any subject or instructs mankind.—adj. Lū′minant emitting light.—n. an illuminating agent.—n. Luminā′tion a lighting up.—v.t. Lū′mine (Spens.) to illumine.—adjs. Luminif′erous transmitting light; Lū′minous giving light: shining: illuminated: clear: lucid.—adv. Lū′minously.—ns. Lū′minousness Luminos′ity.—Luminous paint a phosphorescent powder such as sulphide or oxysulphide of calcium ground up with a colourless varnish or other medium and used as a paint.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. One who throws light upon a subject; as an editor by not writing about it.
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Examples
- When the mighty luminary approached within a few degrees of the tempest-tossed horizon, suddenly, a wonder! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Bell called his boat the Comet, in commemoration of the remarkable eccentric luminary which was at that time frightening Europe from its propriety. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The disc of the moon exactly resembled that of the real luminary, and all around being so dark, the rays from its surface cast shadows of intervening objects. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He would sit for any length of time, with the utmost enjoyment, bathing his temples in the light of any order of luminary. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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