"guiding light" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A person who has a profound influence on others and is a source of inspiration."
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          "influence",
          "influence"
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          "inspiration",
          "inspiration"
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "word": "beacon"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
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          "roman": "ǒuxiàng",
          "sense": "person who has a profound influence on others",
          "word": "偶像"
        },
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          "sense": "person who has a profound influence on others",
          "word": "esikuva"
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        "That which provides guidance in times of uncertainty."
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhǐmíngdēng",
          "sense": "that which provides guidance in times of uncertainty",
          "word": "指明燈 /指明灯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "that which provides guidance in times of uncertainty",
          "word": "johtotähti"
        }
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  "word": "guiding light"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ǒuxiàng",
      "sense": "person who has a profound influence on others",
      "word": "偶像"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who has a profound influence on others",
      "word": "esikuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐmíngdēng",
      "sense": "that which provides guidance in times of uncertainty",
      "word": "指明燈 /指明灯"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which provides guidance in times of uncertainty",
      "word": "johtotähti"
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  "word": "guiding light"
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