luminary
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Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin luminaria, from luminare, from lumen.
Noun[edit]
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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Translations[edit]
- Dutch: (1) uitblinker, lichtend voorbeeld (2) Lichtbron (3) Hemellichaam, ster
External links[edit]
- luminary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- luminary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
