luminary

(lū'mə-nĕr'ē)
n., pl., -ies.

1. An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light.
2. A person who is an inspiration to others.
3. A person who has achieved eminence in a specific field. See synonyms at celebrity.

[Middle English, from Old French luminarie, from Latin lūmināre, to shine, from lūmen, lūmin-, light.]

luminary lu'mi·nar'y adj.

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noun

A famous person: celebrity, hero, lion, name, notable, personage, personality. Informal big name. See knowledge/ignorance.

n

Definition: celebrity
Antonyms: nobody

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One who throws light upon a subject; as an editor by not writing about it.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lysende legeme, belysningslegeme, himmellegeme, lysende klode, berømthed

Nederlands (Dutch)
ster, licht, lichtgevend hemellichaam, vooraanstaand persoon, bron van inspiratie

Français (French)
n. - (Astron) astre, (fig) sommité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Koryphäe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φωτεινό σώμα, πηγή φωτός, αστέρι, (μτφ.) φωστήρας, πνευματικός ταγός

Italiano (Italian)
luminare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - luminar (m), astro (m)

Русский (Russian)
светило, знаменитость

Español (Spanish)
n. - lumbrera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lysande (himla)kropp, (bildl.) (klart skinande) ljus, förgrundsfigur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发光体, 发光天体, 杰出人物, 才智出众的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發光體, 發光天體, 傑出人物, 才智出眾的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발광체, 천체

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 発光体, 照明灯, 光明を与える人, 有名人
adj. - 光明の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) النجم, شخص بارز في حقل اختصاصه, ضوء صنعي, جسم نير جرم سماوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוכב מאיר, שמש, ירח, אדם מזהיר, "כוכב"‬

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