son et lumièren.

Brit.

/ˌsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪɛː/, U.S.

/ˌsɔn eɪ ˌlumˈjɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1900s– son et lumiere, 1900s– son et lumière. Also with capital initials.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French son et lumière.

Etymology: < French son et lumière, lit. ‘sound and light’ (apparently 1952 or earlier) < son sound (see sound n.³) + et and + lumière light (12th cent. in Old French; < classical Latin or post-classical Latin luminaria , plural of luminare celestial object, star (see luminary n.), with reanalysis of the neuter plural as feminine singular).

1. A form of entertainment usually held by night at a historic monument or building, using recorded sound and lighting effects to give a dramatic narrative of its history. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > light-shows

son et lumière1954

sound and light1960

light show1966

1954 London Mag. Dec. 57 Florence celebrated the fifth centenary of the birth of its son, Amerigo Vespucci, with a ‘suono e luce’ after the manner of the Versailles son et lumière.

1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe i. 19 A few years ago we had son et lumière in aid of some building project.

2015 Northern Echo (Nexis) 9 Nov. Spellbinding son et lumiere, including excerpts from the Lindisfarne Gospels, projected onto the magnificent backdrop of Durham Cathedral.

2. figurative. Writing or behaviour resembling a son et lumière presentation, esp. in its dramatic qualities.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun]

stage-work1649

scenery1726

theatricalness1727

dramatizing1808

show1822

theatricality1837

pyrotechny1845

theatricalism1854

sensational1861

sensationalism1862

sensationism1862

theatricism1872

theatricalization1875

dramaticism1878

dramatism1880

spectacularity1883

spectacularism1888

theatre1926

son et lumière1968

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > dramatic style of writing

son et lumière1968

1968 Punch 16 Oct. 557/3 The effects are produced by a literary son et lumière—by liberal direct quotation of anecdotes, poetry, hymns and music, and a series of splendid photographs.

1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Mar. 336/3 It would have been all too easy to end this biography in son et lumière and to paint a Tiepolo ceiling on which Forster is floating up to Olympus.

2007 D. Albright Musicking Shakespeare xv. 133 With his reasonable, literal, dogged mind, he's ill-equipped to live in a world of son et lumière.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1956 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 15 Sept. 20/3 These are the fabulous, new ‘Son et Lumiere’ spectacles.

1970 N. Fleming Czech Point (1971) xvi. 205 I felt as visible as a statue in a Son et Lumière display.

2013 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 3 Aug. (Travel section) 14 The châteaux become even more magical during the evening son-et-lumière shows and spectacles that light up their grounds in July and August.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	son et lumière
释义	son et lumièren. Brit. /ˌsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪɛː/, U.S. /ˌsɔn eɪ ˌlumˈjɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1900s– son et lumiere, 1900s– son et lumière. Also with capital initials. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French son et lumière. Etymology: < French son et lumière, lit. ‘sound and light’ (apparently 1952 or earlier) < son sound (see sound n.³) + et and + lumière light (12th cent. in Old French; < classical Latin or post-classical Latin luminaria , plural of luminare celestial object, star (see luminary n.), with reanalysis of the neuter plural as feminine singular). 1. A form of entertainment usually held by night at a historic monument or building, using recorded sound and lighting effects to give a dramatic narrative of its history. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > light-shows son et lumière1954 sound and light1960 light show1966 1954 London Mag. Dec. 57 Florence celebrated the fifth centenary of the birth of its son, Amerigo Vespucci, with a ‘suono e luce’ after the manner of the Versailles son et lumière. 1977 J. I. M. Stewart Madonna of Astrolabe i. 19 A few years ago we had son et lumière in aid of some building project. 2015 Northern Echo (Nexis) 9 Nov. Spellbinding son et lumiere, including excerpts from the Lindisfarne Gospels, projected onto the magnificent backdrop of Durham Cathedral. 2. figurative. Writing or behaviour resembling a son et lumière presentation, esp. in its dramatic qualities. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [noun] stage-work1649 scenery1726 theatricalness1727 dramatizing1808 show1822 theatricality1837 pyrotechny1845 theatricalism1854 sensational1861 sensationalism1862 sensationism1862 theatricism1872 theatricalization1875 dramaticism1878 dramatism1880 spectacularity1883 spectacularism1888 theatre1926 son et lumière1968 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [noun] > dramatic style of writing son et lumière1968 1968 Punch 16 Oct. 557/3 The effects are produced by a literary son et lumière—by liberal direct quotation of anecdotes, poetry, hymns and music, and a series of splendid photographs. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Mar. 336/3 It would have been all too easy to end this biography in son et lumière and to paint a Tiepolo ceiling on which Forster is floating up to Olympus. 2007 D. Albright Musicking Shakespeare xv. 133 With his reasonable, literal, dogged mind, he's ill-equipped to live in a world of son et lumière. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1956 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 15 Sept. 20/3 These are the fabulous, new ‘Son et Lumiere’ spectacles. 1970 N. Fleming Czech Point (1971) xvi. 205 I felt as visible as a statue in a Son et Lumière display. 2013 Independent Traveller (Nexis) 3 Aug. (Travel section) 14 The châteaux become even more magical during the evening son-et-lumière shows and spectacles that light up their grounds in July and August. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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