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Greek

5460. photeinos -- bright, light
... bright, light. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: photeinos Phonetic Spelling:
(fo-ti-nos') Short Definition: bright, luminous, full of light Definition ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3974. maor -- a luminary
... Or maor {maw-ore'}; also (in plural) feminine mpowrah {meh-o-raw'}; or morah
{meh-o-raw'}; from 'owr; properly, a luminous body or luminary, ie (abstractly ...
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215. or -- to be or become light
... A primitive root; to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) --
X break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened ...
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Library

The Creation of Luminous Bodies.
... Homily VI. The creation of luminous bodies. ... In the same way, the luminous bodies
have been fashioned as a vehicle for that pure, clear, and immaterial light. ...
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Whether There is Only one Heaven?
... Sometimes it uses the word in its proper and natural meaning, when it denotes that
body on high which is luminous actually or potentially, and incorruptible by ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether there is only one 4.htm

Whether There is an Active Intellect?
... there is something active, such as light: on the contrary, light is required for
sight, inasmuch as it makes the medium to be actually luminous; for color of ...
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Whether the Empyrean Heaven was Created at the Same Time as ...
... Objection 4: Further, among the heavenly bodies exists a body, partly transparent
and partly luminous, which we call the sidereal heaven. ...
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Whether the Production of Light is Fittingly Assigned to the First ...
... the first day. Objection 3: Further, night and day are brought about by
the circular movement of a luminous body. But movement of ...
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Concerning the Ranks of the Initiated.
... for the purpose of their being brought, after their complete cleansing, to the
enlightening contemplation and participation in the most luminous ministrations. ...
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What is Hierarchy? and what the Use of Hierarchy?
... to His most Divine comeliness, and copying, as far as possible, and by perfecting
its own followers as Divine images, mirrors most luminous and without flaw ...
/.../dionysius/on the heavenly hierarchy/caput iii what is hierarchy.htm

What is the Power of Prayer, and Concerning the Blessed Hierotheus ...
... Let us then elevate our very selves by our prayers to the higher ascent of the Divine
and good rays,"as if a luminous chain being suspended from the ...
/.../dionysius/dionysis on divine names/caput iii what is the.htm

Bible Class Expositions.
... THE GOSPEL OF ST. MARK. "As clear, luminous, and pellucid as is everything
that comes from the pen of the great Manchester preacher. ...
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The Resurrection of Our Lord.
... I beheld the soul of our Lord between two angels, who were in the attire of warriors:
it was bright, luminous, and resplendent as the sun at mid-day; it ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Emitting self-generated light; as, a luminous body; a luminous color.

2. (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.

3. (a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.

Thesaurus

Luminous (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Emitting self-generated light; as, a luminous body; a luminous color. ... 3.
(a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. ...
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Eclipse
... 1. (n.) An obstruction of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by
the intervention of some other body, either between it and the eye, or between ...
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Lump (7 Occurrences)

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Light (2869 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon
the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. ...
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Luminary (2 Occurrences)

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Within (400 Occurrences)
... Matthew 17:5 He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a
voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly ...
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Increase (184 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) Progeny; issue; offspring. 8. (vi) Generation. 9. (n.) The period of increasing
light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon. Int. ...
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Illustrious (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant;
luminous; splendid. 2. (a.) Characterized by greatness ...
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Illustrate (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To make clear, bright, or luminous. 2. (vt)
To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. ...
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Romans (8 Occurrences)
... and Colossians, lead us to even higher and deeper arcana of revelation, and they,
like Romans, combine with the exposition of truth a luminous doctrine of duty ...
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Bible Concordance

Luminous (1 Occurrence)

Matthew 17:5 He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
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Subtopics

Luminous

Related Terms

Eclipse

Lump (7 Occurrences)

Light (2869 Occurrences)

Luminary (2 Occurrences)

Within (400 Occurrences)

Increase (184 Occurrences)

Illustrious (1 Occurrence)

Illustrate (1 Occurrence)

Romans (8 Occurrences)