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单词 prefulgent
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prefulgentadj.

Brit. /prᵻˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /prəˈfəldʒ(ə)nt/, /priˈfəldʒ(ə)nt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praefulgent-, praefulgēns.
Etymology: < classical Latin praefulgent-, praefulgēns shining more brightly, outstanding, use as adjective of present participle of praefulgēre to shine with outstanding brightness, to be outstanding < prae- pre- prefix + fulgēre to shine (see fulgent adj.). Compare Spanish prefulgente (1444). Compare refulgent adj., fulgent adj., and later profulgent adj.
rare.
Shining more brightly than others; pre-eminently radiant or glorious.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > radiant
shininga900
gladOE
steepa1000
lightsomea1382
freshlyc1426
prefulgentc1480
flagrant?a1500
radiant1509
glazed?1510
refulgent1528
bright-headeda1560
shone1595
tinsel1595
skinkling1790
epiphanous1823
foudroyant1860
c1480 The ix ladyes worthy in MS Trin. Cambr. R. 3. 19 (1987) V. f. 110v Prefulgent in precyousnes, o Synope the quene.
1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xiv. 2 Bemis Off Phebus fair prefulgent visage bricht.
1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. P7v As was said of the images of Brutus and Cassius, that in a funerall pompe they were more conspicuous and prefulgent, because..they were not seene among the others.
1934 Philos. Rev. 43 290 Throughout the corpus of the Fathers we read of God's prefulgent clarity, bloom, splendor, and loveliness.
1996 J. O. Ward tr. Hrotsvit Gesta Ottonis in A. J. Boyle Roman Epic xxi. 287 Otto, prefulgent mini-gem of Roman rule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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