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Definition of effulgent in English: effulgentadjective ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt literary 1Shining brightly; radiant. 〈诗/文〉光辉的,灿烂的 Example sentencesExamples - The soul is 10,000 times more effulgent than the sun, but the covering of ignorance is so strong that we appear to be like dead matter.
- Even in this instance, it shined through like the effulgent, yet blinding sun, eminently spreading the glow into the unsuspecting eyes of a person not protected by the shade of the trees.
- He who meditates becomes united with the effulgent Sun.
- In the night sky, nothing is brighter and more effulgent than the moon.
- As I write I can still see the slender threads of gold emanating from an effulgent sun spreading over the feet of the ascending Christ like the sheerest fiber from a spider's web.
Synonyms shining, light, brilliant, vivid, blazing, dazzling, beaming, intense, glaring - 1.1 (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
(人或其表情)兴高采烈的;仁慈的 standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face Example sentencesExamples - After this he quickly returned and prostrated himself once more before the effulgent brothers.
- On the other hand, Fonteyn in all her effulgent glory is caught extreme and wonderful.
- He inhabits one of those effulgent personalities that transcends whatever it is he is supposed to be doing, along with an ebullient fan base and a well-promoted ordinary blokiness that charms men and mums alike.
- People used to explain me as an effulgent person.
- When I succeeded Archbishop Tutu many questions were being asked as to how this relatively unknown young man was going to fill the shoes of such an effulgent personality.
Derivativesnoun ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)ns literary Her body seemed smaller in the sudden effulgence. Example sentencesExamples - There was also light, an effulgence of light reverberating through every aspect of my being.
- It is not surprising that the majority of authors represented here experienced some form of exile during their lives, a radical disruption from the norm that allowed the effulgence of the black light to illuminate their work.
- The verses rolled over the waters and across the reflection of the moon now in its full effulgence.
- The first lamp symbolizes divine effulgence, while the other lighted lamps represent the light in individual hearts.
adverb literary The Lord shines effulgently in the universe, so also the universe shines in the Lord. Example sentencesExamples - Much of this is highly entertaining, and the anachronistic one-liners are sometimes wonderful, sometimes effulgently absurd.
- As I told you in the beginning, God shines effulgently in the universe.
OriginMid 18th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- 'shining brightly', from the verb effulgere, from ex- 'out' + fulgere 'to shine'. Definition of effulgent in US English: effulgentadjective literary 1Shining brightly; radiant. 〈诗/文〉光辉的,灿烂的 Example sentencesExamples - As I write I can still see the slender threads of gold emanating from an effulgent sun spreading over the feet of the ascending Christ like the sheerest fiber from a spider's web.
- He who meditates becomes united with the effulgent Sun.
- The soul is 10,000 times more effulgent than the sun, but the covering of ignorance is so strong that we appear to be like dead matter.
- In the night sky, nothing is brighter and more effulgent than the moon.
- Even in this instance, it shined through like the effulgent, yet blinding sun, eminently spreading the glow into the unsuspecting eyes of a person not protected by the shade of the trees.
Synonyms shining, light, brilliant, vivid, blazing, dazzling, beaming, intense, glaring - 1.1 (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
(人或其表情)兴高采烈的;仁慈的 standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face Example sentencesExamples - People used to explain me as an effulgent person.
- After this he quickly returned and prostrated himself once more before the effulgent brothers.
- When I succeeded Archbishop Tutu many questions were being asked as to how this relatively unknown young man was going to fill the shoes of such an effulgent personality.
- He inhabits one of those effulgent personalities that transcends whatever it is he is supposed to be doing, along with an ebullient fan base and a well-promoted ordinary blokiness that charms men and mums alike.
- On the other hand, Fonteyn in all her effulgent glory is caught extreme and wonderful.
OriginMid 18th century (earlier ( mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- ‘shining brightly’, from the verb effulgere, from ex- ‘out’ + fulgere ‘to shine’. |