luminaryn.

Brit.

/ˈluːmᵻn(ə)ri/,

/ˈljuːmᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈluməˌnɛri/

Etymology: < French luminaire (masculine) (early Old French luminarie ), < medieval Latin lūminārium , lūmināre , < lūmin- , lūmen light: compare -ary suffix¹.

a. A natural light-giving body, esp. a celestial body; pre-eminently applied to the sun or the moon. †the luminaries often = the sun and moon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > [noun]

candle937

lightOE

starsc1225

ballc1300

bodya1398

celestinec1430

heavenly bodya1475

luminair1477

luminary1489

streamer1513

host or hosts of heaven1535

globe1555

orb1565

sphere1598

planet1640

superstar1910

the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > sun and moon

the luminaries1489

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > natural light-giving body

luminary1489

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iv. xvii. 279 The golde representeth the sonne whiche is a right noble lumynarye.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 11 Imagining the luminaries to haue their course vnder all the other Planetes.

1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar v. i. sig. K2^v Search your Natiuitie: see if the Fortunates And Luminaries bee in a good Aspect.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. Introd. Pref. sig. a7 For though the Starrs cannot, the Luminaries can, cloath the..vapours of the Ayr, with the colour of Gold, and of Roses.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 576 Where the great Luminarie Alooff the vulgar Constellations thick,..Dispenses Light from farr.

1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 606 Both of them [rotten Wood and burning Coal] are Luminaries, that is, give Light.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 8 All other planets that depend upon our great luminary for their support.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. i. 11 The level surface of the lake..was gilded with the beams of the setting luminary.

1881 R. Routledge Pop. Hist. Sci. i. 15 Pythagoras conceived the planets to revolve around the central luminary.

b. transferred. nonce-use. (As if ‘astrological signs’.)

ΚΠ

a1639 H. Wotton View Life & Death Duke of Buckingham in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 77 Who, I know not upon what Luminaries he spyed in his face, disswaded him from Marriage.

2. An artificial light; †in Caxton collective singular (cf. French luminaire); †in 17th cent. plural, illuminations betokening rejoicing (so medieval Latin luminaria).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun]

lightOE

luminary1484

lumination1654

luminant18..

illuminant1874

the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun]

lightingOE

clearingc1380

beshining1398

burning1466

lumerc1468

tinding1497

illumination1563

illustrationa1631

luminary1645

illuminary1692

lighting up1787

illume1838

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxxvi. 181 She..gaf there torches and alle suche other lumynary as it neded therto.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hiv Non closeth in a corner, a kyndled lumynary.

1608 B. Jonson Masque of Blacknesse in Characters Two Royall Masques 215 The dressing of her head antique; & crown'd with a Luminarie, or Sphære of light.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xiv. 70 There were luminaries of joy lately here for the victory that Don Gonzalez de Cordova got over Count Mansfelt in the Netherlands.

1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 598 There were extraordinary luminaries in all the windows in the publick streets.

1706 tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 16th Cent. II. iv. xviii. 266 The Church..has introduced Ceremonies, such as mystical Benedictions, Luminaries [etc.].

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vii. 213 [They] began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary.

3. figurative. A source of intellectual, moral, or spiritual light (now only of persons, formerly also occasionally of things); a person of ‘light and leading’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > [noun] > source of

luminarya1450

candlea1533

thorough light1598

lumen siccum1605

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] > source of

lightingOE

luminarya1450

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun]

kingeOE

master-spiritc1175

douzepersc1330

sire1362

worthya1375

lantern1382

sira1400

greatc1400

noblec1400

persona1425

lightc1425

magnate?a1439

worthyman1439

personagec1460

giant1535

honourablec1540

triedc1540

magnifico1573

ornament1573

signor1583

hero1592

grandee1604

prominent1608

name1611

magnificent1612

choice spirita1616

illustricity1637

luminary1692

lion1715

swell1786

notable1796

top-sawyer1826

star1829

celebrity1831

notability1832

notoriety1841

mighty1853

tycoon1861

reputation1870

public figure1871

star turn1885

headliner1896

front-pager1899

legend1899

celeb1907

big name1909

big-timer1917

Hall of Famer1948

megastar1969

a1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 288 [To Herod] O thou luminarye of pure lightnes!

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth i. f. 69^v The glorious dedes..of forefathers be lyke an example or luminary vnto their offspringe or progeny.

a1529 J. Skelton Prayer to Father O radiant Luminary of lyght intermynable, Celestial Father.

1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §12 In this mass of nature there is a set of things which to wiser..Reasons serve as Lumenaries in the Abyss of knowledge.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 22 A late happy Discovery by two great Luminaries of this Island.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 157 We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions.

1797 W. Godwin Enquirer ii. ix. 324 Mr. Fox..the greatest luminary of the present house of commons.

1854 H. Rogers Ess. II. i. 2 Like the other great luminaries of philosophy and science, Locke has shone on with tolerably uniform lustre.

1861 A. Trollope Framley Parsonage I. iii. 47 Here is one of the luminaries of your diocese.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	luminary
释义	luminaryn. Brit. /ˈluːmᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˈljuːmᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈluməˌnɛri/ Etymology: < French luminaire (masculine) (early Old French luminarie ), < medieval Latin lūminārium , lūmināre , < lūmin- , lūmen light: compare -ary suffix¹. 1. a. A natural light-giving body, esp. a celestial body; pre-eminently applied to the sun or the moon. †the luminaries often = the sun and moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > [noun] candle937 lightOE starsc1225 ballc1300 bodya1398 celestinec1430 heavenly bodya1475 luminair1477 luminary1489 streamer1513 host or hosts of heaven1535 globe1555 orb1565 sphere1598 planet1640 superstar1910 the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > sun and moon the luminaries1489 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > natural light-giving body luminary1489 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iv. xvii. 279 The golde representeth the sonne whiche is a right noble lumynarye. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 11 Imagining the luminaries to haue their course vnder all the other Planetes. 1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar v. i. sig. K2^v Search your Natiuitie: see if the Fortunates And Luminaries bee in a good Aspect. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. Introd. Pref. sig. a7 For though the Starrs cannot, the Luminaries can, cloath the..vapours of the Ayr, with the colour of Gold, and of Roses. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 576 Where the great Luminarie Alooff the vulgar Constellations thick,..Dispenses Light from farr. View more context for this quotation 1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 606 Both of them [rotten Wood and burning Coal] are Luminaries, that is, give Light. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 8 All other planets that depend upon our great luminary for their support. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. i. 11 The level surface of the lake..was gilded with the beams of the setting luminary. 1881 R. Routledge Pop. Hist. Sci. i. 15 Pythagoras conceived the planets to revolve around the central luminary. b. transferred. nonce-use. (As if ‘astrological signs’.) ΚΠ a1639 H. Wotton View Life & Death Duke of Buckingham in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 77 Who, I know not upon what Luminaries he spyed in his face, disswaded him from Marriage. 2. An artificial light; †in Caxton collective singular (cf. French luminaire); †in 17th cent. plural, illuminations betokening rejoicing (so medieval Latin luminaria). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] lightOE luminary1484 lumination1654 luminant18.. illuminant1874 the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun] lightingOE clearingc1380 beshining1398 burning1466 lumerc1468 tinding1497 illumination1563 illustrationa1631 luminary1645 illuminary1692 lighting up1787 illume1838 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxxvi. 181 She..gaf there torches and alle suche other lumynary as it neded therto. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hiv Non closeth in a corner, a kyndled lumynary. 1608 B. Jonson Masque of Blacknesse in Characters Two Royall Masques 215 The dressing of her head antique; & crown'd with a Luminarie, or Sphære of light. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ iii. xiv. 70 There were luminaries of joy lately here for the victory that Don Gonzalez de Cordova got over Count Mansfelt in the Netherlands. 1692 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 598 There were extraordinary luminaries in all the windows in the publick streets. 1706 tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 16th Cent. II. iv. xviii. 266 The Church..has introduced Ceremonies, such as mystical Benedictions, Luminaries [etc.]. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains vii. 213 [They] began to garnish their windows with our particular brand of luminary. 3. figurative. A source of intellectual, moral, or spiritual light (now only of persons, formerly also occasionally of things); a person of ‘light and leading’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > [noun] > source of luminarya1450 candlea1533 thorough light1598 lumen siccum1605 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] > source of lightingOE luminarya1450 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] kingeOE master-spiritc1175 douzepersc1330 sire1362 worthya1375 lantern1382 sira1400 greatc1400 noblec1400 persona1425 lightc1425 magnate?a1439 worthyman1439 personagec1460 giant1535 honourablec1540 triedc1540 magnifico1573 ornament1573 signor1583 hero1592 grandee1604 prominent1608 name1611 magnificent1612 choice spirita1616 illustricity1637 luminary1692 lion1715 swell1786 notable1796 top-sawyer1826 star1829 celebrity1831 notability1832 notoriety1841 mighty1853 tycoon1861 reputation1870 public figure1871 star turn1885 headliner1896 front-pager1899 legend1899 celeb1907 big name1909 big-timer1917 Hall of Famer1948 megastar1969 a1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 288 [To Herod] O thou luminarye of pure lightnes! ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth i. f. 69^v The glorious dedes..of forefathers be lyke an example or luminary vnto their offspringe or progeny. a1529 J. Skelton Prayer to Father O radiant Luminary of lyght intermynable, Celestial Father. 1643 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici (authorized ed.) i. §12 In this mass of nature there is a set of things which to wiser..Reasons serve as Lumenaries in the Abyss of knowledge. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 22 A late happy Discovery by two great Luminaries of this Island. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1777 II. 157 We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions. 1797 W. Godwin Enquirer ii. ix. 324 Mr. Fox..the greatest luminary of the present house of commons. 1854 H. Rogers Ess. II. i. 2 Like the other great luminaries of philosophy and science, Locke has shone on with tolerably uniform lustre. 1861 A. Trollope Framley Parsonage I. iii. 47 Here is one of the luminaries of your diocese. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). luminaryadj. Brit. /ˈluːmᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˈljuːmᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈluməˌnɛri/ Etymology: < Latin lūmin-, lūmen light + -ary suffix¹. rare. Pertaining to light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] > relating to light luminary1794 photic1843 photal1877 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xxi. 465 Without the influence of light, vegetables are deprived of their beautiful shades by the interception of the luminary fluid. 1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 399 While the so-called cirri or land clouds have an average height of 13 kilometres, the luminary night clouds float at a height of 75 kilometres. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450adj.1794
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