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Today's Word "effulgence"

State of being bright and radiant on

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effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\ (noun) - The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance.

"The moment Sri Caitanya appeared, His beauty and effulgence transfixed everyone." -- N. S. Narasimha, 'The Way of the Vaisnava sages'

 

From Latin ex, "out of, from" + fulgere, "to shine." The adjective form of the word is effulgent.


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