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Meaning of EFFULGENCE

Pronunciation:  i'fûljuns

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
 
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 Synonyms: radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
 
 See Also: brightness, burnish, gleam, gleaming, gloss, glossiness, glow, lambency, luster, lustre, polish, sheen, shininess

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ef*ful"gence\, n.
The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of
light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
      The effulgence of his glory abides.      --Milton.
      The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. --Beattie.
 

 

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