luminary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin luminaria, from luminare, from lumen.
[edit] Noun
luminary (plural luminaries)
- One that is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in his chosen field; a leading light.
- played host to a huge gathering of international luminaries -- Edmund Stevens
- An artificial light; an illumination.
- A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
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[edit] Translations
- Dutch: 1. uitblinker, lichtend voorbeeld 2. Lichtbron 3. Hemellichaam, ster
[edit] External links
- luminary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- luminary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
