ray of light

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ray of light

noun rays of light

  1. A path that a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of light.

    Similar: lightray

  2. idiomatic An inspiring or enlightening person or thing. I think he was somewhat lost for a political position - a simple conservatism did not attract him - and I make the guess that Arnold had been a spar that he got hold of as he struggled to find a political position. I was certainly in that position, having been persuaded by Anderson, especially at th

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noun column of light

Españolrayo de luz
한국어광선 gwangseon
日本語光線 kōsen
中文光線 /光线 guāngxiàn, 光芒 guāngmáng
Portuguêsraio de luz
DeutschLichtstrahl
Русскийлуч све́та luč svéta
Tiếng Việtquang tuyến

noun inspiring person

Españolinspiración, musa
中文啟蒙者 /启蒙者 qǐméng zhě

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@misc{ray_of_light_2026,
  title = {ray of light},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ray%20of%20light},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}