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Definition luminary

Etymology

From Late Middle English l?min?r?, l?min?r?e (“lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”), borrowed from Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), variant of luminaire (“light fixture”) (modern French luminaire), from Medieval Latin l?min?rium, from l?min?re (“that which gives light; light; lamp; body giving light, especially a heavenly body”), from l?men (“light; brightness”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -?ris (“suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”).

Noun

luminary (plural luminaries)

1. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in their chosen field; a leading light.
2. (archaic) A body that gives light; especially, one of the heavenly bodies.
3. (archaic) An artificial light; an illumination.

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