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guiding light
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  guiding light - a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"leading light, luminary, notability, notablecelebrity, famous person - a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" |
guiding light
guiding lightSomeone who is influential or an inspiration to others. Mother Teresa was certainly a guiding light to many who shared her faith.See also: guide, lightguiding lightA mentor or an exemplary principle. Presumably this expression refers to the light of a lantern or beacon guiding someone through the dark. The earliest transference of this idea was religious, “light” referring to God or the church. Thus the American Transcendentalist Theodore Parker wrote, “We look to Thee; Thy truth is still the Light which guides the nations, groping on their way.” Sometime in the latter part of the nineteenth century the term began to be used for secular mentors of various kinds. See also: guide, lightAcronymsSeeGLguiding light
Synonyms for guiding lightnoun a celebrity who is an inspiration to othersSynonyms- leading light
- luminary
- notability
- notable
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