"shine down on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shines down on [present, singular, third-person], shining down on [participle, present], shined down on [participle, past], shined down on [past], shone down on [participle, past], shone down on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shine<,,:shone> down on}} shine down on (third-person singular simple present shines down on, present participle shining down on, simple past and past participle shined down on or shone down on)
  1. (transitive, informal, of a spiritual entity (e.g. God) or an abstract concept (e.g. luck)) To project benevolent or unfortunate qualities on (someone). Tags: informal, transitive

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive, informal, of a spiritual entity (e.g. God) or an abstract concept (e.g. luck)) To project benevolent or unfortunate qualities on (someone).",
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