Meanings
plural refulgences
- countableuncountablethe quality of being refulgent; refulgency
In a parallel way the refulgence of Jesus's body at the Transfiguration was miraculous, transitory, like sun lighting up the air.
2022 August 6, Christopher Howse, “Spoken from the bright cloud on the mountain”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 52,013, page 27
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinrefulgentia
- Englishrefulgence
From Latin refulgentia. By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian блясък, сияние
- блясък (bljasăk)the quality of being refulgent
- сияние (sijanie)the quality of being refulgent
Catalan refulgència
- refulgènciathe quality of being refulgent
French éclat
- éclatthe quality of being refulgent
Latin refulgentia
- refulgentiathe quality of being refulgent
Portuguese refulgência
- refulgênciathe quality of being refulgent
Spanish refulgencia
- refulgenciathe quality of being refulgent
Cite this entry
refulgence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refulgence
“refulgence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refulgence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refulgence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refulgence.
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