Effulgence

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effulgence \Ef*ful"gence\, n.
     The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of
     light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
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           The effulgence of his glory abides.      --Milton.


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           The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. --Beattie.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  effulgence
       n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
           [syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {shine}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]