"natural light" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} natural light (uncountable)
  1. Light as supplied by the sun Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-natural_light-en-noun-36v4SoEk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (archaic) innate wisdom or knowledge Tags: archaic, uncountable Synonyms (innate wisdom): light of nature
    Sense id: en-natural_light-en-noun-4Ho-ojpm Disambiguation of 'innate wisdom': 2 98

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