"luminary" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈluməˌnɛɹi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-luminary.flac [General-American], en-au-luminary.ogg [Australia] Forms: luminaries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Middle English lūminārī, lūminārīe (“lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”), borrowed from Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), variant of luminaire (“light fixture”) (modern French luminaire), from Medieval Latin lūminārium, from lūmināre (“that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body”), from lūmen (“light; brightness”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -āris (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lūminārī}} Middle English lūminārī, {{m|enm|lūminārīe||lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory}} lūminārīe (“lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”), {{der|en|fro|luminarie||lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination}} Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), {{m|fro|luminaire||light fixture}} luminaire (“light fixture”), {{noncog|fr|luminaire}} French luminaire, {{der|en|ML.|lūminārium}} Medieval Latin lūminārium, {{m|la|lūmināre||that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body}} lūmināre (“that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body”), {{m|la|lūmen||light; brightness}} lūmen (“light; brightness”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lewk-||bright; to shine}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”), {{m|la|-āris||suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to}} -āris (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} luminary (plural luminaries)
  1. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (one who is an inspiration to others): guiding light Translations (one who is an inspiration to others): uitblinker (Dutch), lichtend voorbeeld (Dutch), lumière [feminine] (French), Lichtgestalt [feminine] (German), luminario [masculine] (Italian), lux (Latin), spīdeklis [masculine] (Latvian), spīdekle [feminine] (Latvian), slavenība [feminine] (Latvian), свети́ло (svetílo) [neuter] (Russian), све́точ (svétoč) [masculine] (Russian), svijetla točka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), svetla tačka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-luminary-en-noun-ZSIKwTW1 Disambiguation of People: 96 4 0 Disambiguation of 'one who is an inspiration to others': 96 3 0 Disambiguation of 'one who is an inspiration to others': 96 3 0
  2. (archaic) A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Light sources Translations (body that gives light): светило (svetilo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), hemellichaam (Dutch), ster (Dutch), astre [masculine] (French), luceiro [masculine] (Galician), lux [feminine] (Latin), gaismeklis [masculine] (Latvian), свети́ло (svetílo) [neuter] (Russian), svjetlilo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-luminary-en-noun-2A-oHmYW Disambiguation of Light sources: 20 50 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 73 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 68 3 Disambiguation of 'body that gives light': 5 88 7
  3. (archaic) An artificial light; an illumination. Tags: archaic Translations (artificial light): lichtbron (Dutch), luminaire [masculine] (French), lux [feminine] (Latin), gaismeklis [masculine] (Latvian), rama (Maori), tūrama (Maori), raiti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-luminary-en-noun-gZQM6FL- Disambiguation of 'artificial light': 5 9 86
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        "2": "luminaire"
      },
      "expansion": "French luminaire",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "lūminārium"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lūmināre",
        "3": "",
        "4": "that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lūmen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "light; brightness"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewk-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bright; to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "-āris",
        "3": "",
        "4": "suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Middle English lūminārī, lūminārīe (“lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”), borrowed from Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), variant of luminaire (“light fixture”) (modern French luminaire), from Medieval Latin lūminārium, from lūmināre (“that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body”), from lūmen (“light; brightness”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -āris (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”).",
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      "form": "luminaries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "lu‧min‧a‧ry"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "illuminate"
    },
    {
      "word": "illuminatingly"
    },
    {
      "word": "illumination"
    },
    {
      "word": "illuminator"
    },
    {
      "word": "illumine"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "luminate"
    },
    {
      "word": "lumination"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "lumine"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminescence"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminescent"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminosity"
    },
    {
      "word": "luminous"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2024 January 20, Nahal Toosi, “Populism Keeps Rattling the Globe. Elites Have No Idea What to Do.”, in politico.com, archived from the original on 2024-01-20",
          "text": "For more than a decade, forces on the ideological extremes have torn at the global political fabric. And for just as long, the luminaries at the World Economic Forum have fretted about how dangerous that phenomenon is — for the businesses they lead and the countries they govern.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inspiration",
          "inspiration"
        ],
        [
          "achieve",
          "achieve"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ],
        [
          "chosen",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "field",
          "field#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "leading light",
          "leading light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1741, John Pinsent, “The Character of Andrew Barker, Esq; …”, in [John Wilford], editor, Memorials and Characters, together with the Lives of Divers Eminent and Worthy Persons. […], London: Printed for John Wilford, […], →OCLC, page 287",
          "text": "The Intercourſe between God and his Soul was as conſtant and periodical as the Riſing and Setting of the Great Luminary of Heaven; […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "gives",
          "give#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "heavenly bodies",
          "heavenly body"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1792, David Williamson, “Sermon I. On the Influence of Religion on the Death of Good Men. Genesis XLIX. 18.”, in Lectures on Civil and Religious Liberty: […], London: Printed for the author, […], →OCLC, page 355",
          "text": "[T]he Sun of Righteouſneſs [Jesus Christ], when, on the nations of thoſe who are ſaved, he ariſes with healing under his wings, ſhall ſcatter by his brightneſs, every cloud which ſat around them. To the diſtant influence of this powerful luminary on the heart, its regeneration is at preſent owing. But, when every intervening object is removed, and the Chriſtian placed in the light of his countenance, all imperfection flies away.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1879 May, “Proceedings of Societies. [Institution of Civil Engineers, March 25.]”, in William Crookes, editor, The Monthly Journal of Science, volume IX (New Series; volume XVI (Old Series)), London: [s.n.] […], →OCLC, pages 378 and 381",
          "text": "[page 378] The paper read was on \"The Electric Light applied to Lighthouse Illumination,\" by Mr. J[ames] N[icholas] Douglass, M. Inst. C.E. The author showed the progress of lighthouse luminaries from wood and coal fires to the introduction of tallow candles, fatty oils, mineral oils, coal gas, and electricity. […] [page 381] on more frequent occasions, when the oil luminary would be visible at about eight miles and a-half, the electric light would be visible at the full range of 17 miles.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An artificial light; an illumination."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial"
        ],
        [
          "illumination",
          "illumination"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) An artificial light; an illumination."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluməˌnɛɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "word": "guiding light"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "word": "uitblinker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "word": "lichtend voorbeeld"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lumière"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lichtgestalt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luminario"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "word": "lux"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spīdeklis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spīdekle"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "slavenība"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svetílo",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свети́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svétoč",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "све́точ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svijetla točka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who is an inspiration to others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svetla tačka"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svetilo",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "светило"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "word": "hemellichaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "word": "ster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "astre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luceiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lux"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaismeklis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svetílo",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свети́ло"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "body that gives light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svjetlilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "word": "lichtbron"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luminaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lux"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaismeklis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "word": "rama"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "word": "tūrama"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "artificial light",
      "word": "raiti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luminary"
}

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