Meanings
- obsoleteuncountableSuperior brightness or effulgency.
the prefulgency of his excellent worth and merit
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC2 more examples
We are here occupied with an analytical exposition that tasked the mind of a Shakespeare throughout his whole life, which served as a support to his spirit, and which he dedicated to future and more enlightened ages, hoping that, Psych-like, it would some day burst its enthralment, and display itself in all its intellectual prefulgency.
1862, D. Barnstorff, A Key to Shakespeare's Sonnets, page 126Would that the coyful muse would cool my brow And my brain fill with blest prefulgency, So that I might describe my ecstasy.
1891, Charles Frederick Forshaw ·, A Legend of St. Bees, and Other Poems, page 213
Origin
- Latinpraefulgens
- Englishprefulgency
From Latin praefulgens, present participle of praefulgere (“to shine forth”). See pre- and fulgent.
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