"shining ones" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"You're very welcome here, you two strangers,\" she said. \"But we would say to you that we want outward reverence. We respect the shining ones and we will not have them insulted.\" \"I assure you we are very earnest and fair-minded,\" said Malone.",
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        "Angels or other celestial beings."
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