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单词 effulgent
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Definition of effulgent in English:

effulgent

adjective ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt
literary
  • 1Shining brightly; radiant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The soul is 10,000 times more effulgent than the sun, but the covering of ignorance is so strong that we appear to be like dead matter.
    • Even in this instance, it shined through like the effulgent, yet blinding sun, eminently spreading the glow into the unsuspecting eyes of a person not protected by the shade of the trees.
    • He who meditates becomes united with the effulgent Sun.
    • In the night sky, nothing is brighter and more effulgent than the moon.
    • As I write I can still see the slender threads of gold emanating from an effulgent sun spreading over the feet of the ascending Christ like the sheerest fiber from a spider's web.
    Synonyms
    shining, light, brilliant, vivid, blazing, dazzling, beaming, intense, glaring
    1. 1.1 (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
      standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After this he quickly returned and prostrated himself once more before the effulgent brothers.
      • On the other hand, Fonteyn in all her effulgent glory is caught extreme and wonderful.
      • He inhabits one of those effulgent personalities that transcends whatever it is he is supposed to be doing, along with an ebullient fan base and a well-promoted ordinary blokiness that charms men and mums alike.
      • People used to explain me as an effulgent person.
      • When I succeeded Archbishop Tutu many questions were being asked as to how this relatively unknown young man was going to fill the shoes of such an effulgent personality.

Derivatives

  • effulgence

  • noun ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)ns
    literary
    • Her body seemed smaller in the sudden effulgence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There was also light, an effulgence of light reverberating through every aspect of my being.
      • It is not surprising that the majority of authors represented here experienced some form of exile during their lives, a radical disruption from the norm that allowed the effulgence of the black light to illuminate their work.
      • The verses rolled over the waters and across the reflection of the moon now in its full effulgence.
      • The first lamp symbolizes divine effulgence, while the other lighted lamps represent the light in individual hearts.
  • effulgently

  • adverb
    literary
    • The Lord shines effulgently in the universe, so also the universe shines in the Lord.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Much of this is highly entertaining, and the anachronistic one-liners are sometimes wonderful, sometimes effulgently absurd.
      • As I told you in the beginning, God shines effulgently in the universe.

Origin

Mid 18th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- 'shining brightly', from the verb effulgere, from ex- 'out' + fulgere 'to shine'.

Rhymes

fulgent, indulgent
 
 

Definition of effulgent in US English:

effulgent

adjective
literary
  • 1Shining brightly; radiant.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As I write I can still see the slender threads of gold emanating from an effulgent sun spreading over the feet of the ascending Christ like the sheerest fiber from a spider's web.
    • He who meditates becomes united with the effulgent Sun.
    • The soul is 10,000 times more effulgent than the sun, but the covering of ignorance is so strong that we appear to be like dead matter.
    • In the night sky, nothing is brighter and more effulgent than the moon.
    • Even in this instance, it shined through like the effulgent, yet blinding sun, eminently spreading the glow into the unsuspecting eyes of a person not protected by the shade of the trees.
    Synonyms
    shining, light, brilliant, vivid, blazing, dazzling, beaming, intense, glaring
    1. 1.1 (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
      standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face
      Example sentencesExamples
      • People used to explain me as an effulgent person.
      • After this he quickly returned and prostrated himself once more before the effulgent brothers.
      • When I succeeded Archbishop Tutu many questions were being asked as to how this relatively unknown young man was going to fill the shoes of such an effulgent personality.
      • He inhabits one of those effulgent personalities that transcends whatever it is he is supposed to be doing, along with an ebullient fan base and a well-promoted ordinary blokiness that charms men and mums alike.
      • On the other hand, Fonteyn in all her effulgent glory is caught extreme and wonderful.

Origin

Mid 18th century (earlier ( mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- ‘shining brightly’, from the verb effulgere, from ex- ‘out’ + fulgere ‘to shine’.

 
 
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