effulgence
pronunciation
How to pronounce effulgence in British English:
UK [ɪ'fʌldʒəns]
How to pronounce effulgence in American English:
US [ɪ'fʌldʒəns]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Word Origin
- effulgence (n.)
- 1660s (Milton), from Late Latin effulgentia (from Latin effulgentum; see effulgent).
Example
- 1. In the evening sunshine they glow with a salmon-coloured effulgence .
- 2. His spiritual body had the effulgence of many suns , and demigods and sages surrounded him and sang his praises .
- 3. Within the effulgence of their new brain mammals developed a capacity we call limbic resonance - a symphony of mutual exchange and internal adaptation whereby two mammals become attuned to each other 's inner states .
- 4. Behold how the sun shines upon all creation , but only surfaces that are pure and polished can reflect its glory and light . The darkened soul has no portion of the revelation of the glorious effulgence of reality ; and the soil of self , unable to take advantage of that light , does not produce growth .