luminary

Definitions


[ˈluːmɪn(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere
(e.g: one of the luminaries of child psychiatry)

- a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French luminarie or late Latin luminarium, from Latin lumen, lumin- ‘light’




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