effulgence

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   brilliant radiance or a dazzling emission of light

   The moon's effulgence silvered the roofs and empty streets.

2. 2
   noun

   a figurative quality of great beauty, excellence, or glory

   He believed his altered body displayed the effulgence of a liberated spirit.

From Latin effulgere, 'to shine forth,' formed from ex-, 'out,' + fulgere, 'to shine,' with the noun-forming suffix -ence. The figurative sense turns visible radiance into exceptional spiritual or intellectual splendor.

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