† Luciferousadj.¹

Etymology: < Lucifer n. + -ous suffix.

Obsolete.

= Luciferian adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > extremely or excessively proud

overproudOE

mad-proudc1450

Luciferine1543

Luciferousc1554

Luciferian?1570

top-proud1623

fastuose1674

as pleased (also proud, etc.) as Punch1796

as proud as Lucifer1839

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [adjective] > as Lucifer

Luciferine1543

Luciferousc1554

Luciferian?1570

c1554 J. Bale Declar. Bonner's Articles i. [8] Els wold ye couple your sorcerous masmongers with Gods maiestye in one honour which we wil not take at your luciferus perswasyons.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 26^v God forbid I shold be so Luciferous passionatiue-ambitious.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Luciferous, haughtie, proud.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

luciferousadj.²

/l(j)uːˈsɪfərəs/

Etymology: < Latin lūcifer light-bearing (see Lucifer n.) + -ous suffix.

1. That brings, conveys, or emits light. Now rare in serious use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous

shininga900

outshininga1382

lightsome1440

luminous1471

luciferous1656

elucid1660

enlightening1791

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Luciferous, that brings or causeth light.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 116 The clammy moisture of Oysters that shines in the dark of a violet colour, comes from luciferous wormes that have their holes in the shells.

1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. viii. 351/1 The lucidness of the Luciferous matter.

1805 tr. J.-B. Bory de Saint-Vincent Voy. Afr. Seas 42 These luciferous animals [Fr. animaux lucifères] almost all belong to the class of transparent..worms.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 560 Combustible and luciferous matter.

1856 L. H. Grindon Life xxxii. 283 The nearer we stand to the luciferous orb [sc. the sun].

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxv Let us..bless Mr. Price and other Luciferous benefactors of mankind, for banishing the abominable mutton of our youth.

2. figurative. Affording illumination or insight; luminous, illuminating. In 17th cent. common in luciferous experiment, after Bacon's lucifera experimenta ( Nov. Org. i. §70, 99, et al.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > enlightenment > [adjective]

enlightening1574

luciferous1648

illuminative1649

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adjective]

explanativea1500

expositive1535

resolutory1567

interpretative1569

expounding1571

illustrating1589

explanatory1600

explicative1602

explicatory1606

expository1628

clarifying1630

illustrative1643

luciferous1648

omnilucent1651

explaining?1683

illustratorya1734

elucidatory1774

elucidative1822

irradiativea1834

expositional1845

resolvent1856

enucleating1862

expositionary1882

luminant1891

interpreting1892

clarificatory1945

FYI1973

1648 W. Petty Advice to Hartlib (new ed.) 20 How to make the most of experiments,..all being equally Luciferous, although not equally Lucriferous.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xv. 104 So Luciferous an Experiment.

1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 28 A rare and luciferous Theory.

1811 Edinb. Rev. 19 229 These..are the only luciferous experiments, of which geology can yet boast.

Derivatives

luˈciferously adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > enlightenment > [adverb]

luciferouslya1682

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adverb]

expositively1571

expository-wise1600

explicatively1609

expositorilya1631

accountably1646

illustratively1646

explanatorily1657

luciferouslya1682

explicably1791

explainingly1836

explanatively1842

it's this way1851

illuminatingly1891

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 77 Embrace not the opacous and blind side of Opinions, but that which looks most Luciferously or influentially unto Goodness.

luˈciferousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun]

keyeOE

undoinga1330

expositiona1340

declarationc1374

declaringc1374

clearingc1380

expoundingc1380

explanationa1382

interpretation1382

exploitingc1390

unfolding1483

explicating1531

explication1537

clearance?1548

elucidation1570

explaining1576

manifestation1576

untwining1577

illustration1581

untwisting1591

eviscerating1599

unclouding1601

enodation1603

opening1611

dilucidation1615

unsnarling1640

declarement1646

enucleation1650

illumination1656

dilucidatinga1660

luciferousness1665

clarifying1677

unravelling1713

disentanglement1751

exegesis1770

disambiguation1827

evisceration1831

keyword1848

clarificationa1866

exponence1880

exponency1880

straightening1900

demystification1964

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 48 The Luciferousness of such Experiments.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	luciferous
释义	† Luciferousadj.¹ Etymology: < Lucifer n. + -ous suffix. Obsolete. = Luciferian adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] > extremely or excessively proud overproudOE mad-proudc1450 Luciferine1543 Luciferousc1554 Luciferian?1570 top-proud1623 fastuose1674 as pleased (also proud, etc.) as Punch1796 as proud as Lucifer1839 the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [adjective] > as Lucifer Luciferine1543 Luciferousc1554 Luciferian?1570 c1554 J. Bale Declar. Bonner's Articles i. [8] Els wold ye couple your sorcerous masmongers with Gods maiestye in one honour which we wil not take at your luciferus perswasyons. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 26^v God forbid I shold be so Luciferous passionatiue-ambitious. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Luciferous, haughtie, proud. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018). luciferousadj.² /l(j)uːˈsɪfərəs/ Etymology: < Latin lūcifer light-bearing (see Lucifer n.) + -ous suffix. 1. That brings, conveys, or emits light. Now rare in serious use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous shininga900 outshininga1382 lightsome1440 luminous1471 luciferous1656 elucid1660 enlightening1791 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Luciferous, that brings or causeth light. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 116 The clammy moisture of Oysters that shines in the dark of a violet colour, comes from luciferous wormes that have their holes in the shells. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. viii. 351/1 The lucidness of the Luciferous matter. 1805 tr. J.-B. Bory de Saint-Vincent Voy. Afr. Seas 42 These luciferous animals [Fr. animaux lucifères] almost all belong to the class of transparent..worms. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 560 Combustible and luciferous matter. 1856 L. H. Grindon Life xxxii. 283 The nearer we stand to the luciferous orb [sc. the sun]. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxv Let us..bless Mr. Price and other Luciferous benefactors of mankind, for banishing the abominable mutton of our youth. 2. figurative. Affording illumination or insight; luminous, illuminating. In 17th cent. common in luciferous experiment, after Bacon's lucifera experimenta ( Nov. Org. i. §70, 99, et al.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > enlightenment > [adjective] enlightening1574 luciferous1648 illuminative1649 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adjective] explanativea1500 expositive1535 resolutory1567 interpretative1569 expounding1571 illustrating1589 explanatory1600 explicative1602 explicatory1606 expository1628 clarifying1630 illustrative1643 luciferous1648 omnilucent1651 explaining?1683 illustratorya1734 elucidatory1774 elucidative1822 irradiativea1834 expositional1845 resolvent1856 enucleating1862 expositionary1882 luminant1891 interpreting1892 clarificatory1945 FYI1973 1648 W. Petty Advice to Hartlib (new ed.) 20 How to make the most of experiments,..all being equally Luciferous, although not equally Lucriferous. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xv. 104 So Luciferous an Experiment. 1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 28 A rare and luciferous Theory. 1811 Edinb. Rev. 19 229 These..are the only luciferous experiments, of which geology can yet boast. Derivatives luˈciferously adv. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > enlightenment > [adverb] luciferouslya1682 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adverb] expositively1571 expository-wise1600 explicatively1609 expositorilya1631 accountably1646 illustratively1646 explanatorily1657 luciferouslya1682 explicably1791 explainingly1836 explanatively1842 it's this way1851 illuminatingly1891 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 77 Embrace not the opacous and blind side of Opinions, but that which looks most Luciferously or influentially unto Goodness. luˈciferousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] keyeOE undoinga1330 expositiona1340 declarationc1374 declaringc1374 clearingc1380 expoundingc1380 explanationa1382 interpretation1382 exploitingc1390 unfolding1483 explicating1531 explication1537 clearance?1548 elucidation1570 explaining1576 manifestation1576 untwining1577 illustration1581 untwisting1591 eviscerating1599 unclouding1601 enodation1603 opening1611 dilucidation1615 unsnarling1640 declarement1646 enucleation1650 illumination1656 dilucidatinga1660 luciferousness1665 clarifying1677 unravelling1713 disentanglement1751 exegesis1770 disambiguation1827 evisceration1831 keyword1848 clarificationa1866 exponence1880 exponency1880 straightening1900 demystification1964 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 48 The Luciferousness of such Experiments. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹c1554adj.²1648
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† Luciferousadj.1

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Derivatives

† Luciferousadj.¹

luciferousadj.²