Definition of Luminaries

1. Noun. (plural of luminary) ¹

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Definition of Luminaries

1. luminary [n] - See also: luminary

Lexicographical Neighbors of Luminaries

lumiflavin
lumiliximab
lumina
lumina gold
luminaire
luminaires
luminal
luminally
luminance
luminance unit
luminances
luminant
luminants
luminaria
luminarias
luminaries (current term)
luminary
luminate
lumination
luminations
lumine
lumined
lumines
luminesce
luminesced
luminescence
luminescences
luminescent
luminescent proteins
luminesces

Literary usage of Luminaries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson (1877)
"luminaries. "And God said, Let there be luminaries in the expanse of heaven, ... And let them be for luminaries in the expanse of heaven, to give light on ..."

2. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"... of the rays by vapours, which actually enlarge the angle under which the luminaries appear ; juli. as the angle is enlarged by which an ..."

3. Archaia by John William Dawson (1860)
"15 to 19: " And God said, let there be luminaries in the expanse of heaven, ... And let them be for luminaries in the expanse of heaven to give light on the ..."

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