pharos

See also: Pharos

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Noun

pharos (plural pharoi)

1. (historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
   • Arbuthnot

     He […] built a pharos, or lighthouse.

2. (figuratively) That which stands out; a shining light.
   • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 39:

     The house was not very felicitously titled, said many: it was no academic pharos.

Anagrams

• phasor