refulgence

noun

refulgence

noun

UK /ɹɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒənts/ · US /ɹɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒənts/

Etymology From Latin refulgentia. By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

1

the quality of being refulgent; refulgency

  • In a parallel way the refulgence of Jesus's body at the Transfiguration was miraculous, transitory, like sun lighting up the air.2022 August 6, Christopher Howse, “Spoken from the bright cloud on the mountain”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 52,013, page 27:
Related terms
effulgence, refulgency, refulgent

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