About The Word Luminary
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Luminary
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What's The Definition Of Luminary?
[n] a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Luminary: guiding light | leading light | notability | notable Related Terms | Find terms related to Luminary: actinic | big | big name | big-timer | candle | catoptric | celebrity | chief | constellation | cynosure | electric light bulb | electronics king | eminence | figure | fire | first-rater | flame | folk hero | galaxy | genius | glim | great man | heliographic | heliological | hero | heroine | honcho | idol | illuminant | illuminator | immortal | important person | incandescent body | king | lamp | lantern | lead | leader | leading light | light | light bulb | light source | lion | luminal | luminant | luminaries | man of mark | master spirit | match | moon | nabob | name | notability | notable | paramount | person of note | personage | photic | photoactinic | photologic | pleiad | pop hero | popular hero | popular idol | prima donna | principal | prodigy | public figure | social lion | somebody | source of light | star | stars | sun | superstar | taper | top dog | topnotcher | torch | VIP | virtuoso | wonder | worthy See Also | celebrity | famous person Luminary In Webster's Dictionary \Lu"mi*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Luminaries}, [F. luminaire, L.
luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches,
a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be
light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See {Light}.]
1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly
bodies. `` Radiant luminary.'' --Skelton.
Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from
far. --Milton.
2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind;
as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
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