What (who) is luminary - definition
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Luminary (disambiguation)
luminary
['lu:m?n(?)ri]
¦ noun (plural luminaries)
1. a person who inspires or influences others.
2. archaic a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.
Origin
ME: from OFr. luminarie or late L. luminarium, from L. lumen, lumin- 'light'.
luminary
(luminaries)
If you refer to someone as a luminary, you mean that they are an expert in a particular subject or activity. (LITERARY)
...the political opinions of such luminaries as Sartre or de Beauvoir.
= expert
N-COUNT
Luminary
·noun Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.
II. Luminary ·noun One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
Wikipedia
Luminary
A celestial body, as the sun or moon or an object that gives light; or, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement. From Old French luminarie or late Latin luminarium, from Latin lumen, lumin- "light".
Luminary may also refer to:
- Luminary (astrology), in traditional astrology, one of the two brightest and most astrological planets: the Sun and the Moon
- Luminary (Gnosticism), of which four are typically given
Pronunciation examples for luminary
1. And one was a Luminary/Organizer, uh, Luminary/Entrepreneur. And the other was a Manager/Organizer.
LEMON Leadership _ Brett Johnson _ Talks at Google
2. can't help but look at a luminary
Getting There _ Gillian Segal _ Talks at Google
3. is a luminary figure in the valley,
The Sleep Revolution _ Arianna Huffington _ Talks at Google
4. who is a Wall Street luminary.
Equity _ Anna Gunn, Alysia Reiner + More _ Talks at Google
5. 20 under 40 luminary fiction writers. So I'm really
Super Sad True Love Story _ Gary Shteyngart _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of luminary
1. They can‘t make inroads into the industry," our outspoken luminary adds.
2. Zango is far from being the only high–tech luminary to scale back.
3. But Blair isnt the only luminary left with egg on his face over the Bexley fiasco.
4. Another luminary for vodka historians is Dmitry Mendeleyev, the developer of the periodic table of the elements.
5. He was succeeded as MP for Edinburgh Pentlands by another luminary of the Scottish Bar, Malcolm Rifkind.