Luminary
noun
A person who is very famous, especially in a specific field, and is highly admired or respected.
Physics conference is full of luminaries from all over the world.
Often appears as...
- scientific luminary
- literary luminary
noun
An object, like the sun or moon, that gives off light.
The moon is a luminary that lights up the sky at night.
Often appears as...
- natural luminary
- bright luminary
noun
A person who is very famous, especially in a specific field, and is highly admired or respected.
Physics conference is full of luminaries from all over the world.
Often appears as...
- scientific luminary
- literary luminary
noun
An object, like the sun or moon, that gives off light.
The moon is a luminary that lights up the sky at night.
Often appears as...
- natural luminary
- bright luminary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Fields
Often used to describe renowned experts or pioneering figures in specific professional fields.
A Nobel laureate is considered a luminary in the field of chemistry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Famous
'Luminary' implies deep respect for the person's achievements or intellect, not just popularity.
She's not just a singer; she's a luminary in the music industry.
Pro Tip 3/3High Esteem
Use 'luminary' to express admiration, indicating that the person is a source of inspiration to others.
The professor was a luminary to many young scientists.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Fields
Often used to describe renowned experts or pioneering figures in specific professional fields.
A Nobel laureate is considered a luminary in the field of chemistry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Famous
'Luminary' implies deep respect for the person's achievements or intellect, not just popularity.
She's not just a singer; she's a luminary in the music industry.
Pro Tip 3/3High Esteem
Use 'luminary' to express admiration, indicating that the person is a source of inspiration to others.
The professor was a luminary to many young scientists.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Fields
Often used to describe renowned experts or pioneering figures in specific professional fields.
A Nobel laureate is considered a luminary in the field of chemistry.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Famous
'Luminary' implies deep respect for the person's achievements or intellect, not just popularity.
She's not just a singer; she's a luminary in the music industry.
Pro Tip 3/3High Esteem
Use 'luminary' to express admiration, indicating that the person is a source of inspiration to others.
The professor was a luminary to many young scientists.
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One woman, eight...
And you know what that means, of course. That means she takes the credit and then makes us come out here and do all the work. But I don't mind. Frankly, I'm kvelling just to be here with all the luminaries you have attending something like this, you know. Really, it's amazing.
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
in the end specifically around an area called the Cradle of Humankind just outside of Johannesburg now this area is one of the most explored areas on planet Earth for early human fossils it was the first area explored in Africa in from 1935 onward luminaries like dart and
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One woman, eight...
And you know what that means, of course. That means she takes the credit and then makes us come out here and do all the work. But I don't mind. Frankly, I'm kvelling just to be here with all the luminaries you have attending something like this, you know. Really, it's amazing.
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
in the end specifically around an area called the Cradle of Humankind just outside of Johannesburg now this area is one of the most explored areas on planet Earth for early human fossils it was the first area explored in Africa in from 1935 onward luminaries like dart and
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Quote examples
Dianne Feinstein
American Politician
We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use. You can see drones some day hovering over the homes of Hollywood luminaries, violating privacy. This question has to be addressed. And we need rules of operation on the border, by police, by commercial use, and also by military and intelligence use.
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Giovanni Ribisi
American Actor
I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult.
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Lidia Bastianich
American Chef
In 1981, we opened Felidia, and the newspapers, the city papers, the big timers came, and I got invited on the 'Today Show' and so on. A lot of food luminaries would come to Felidia - Julia Child, James Beard, they all came.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
As far as I can find, almost no one in the profession - not even luminaries like John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, or Irving Fisher - made public statements anticipating the Great Depression.
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Graham Moore
American Writer
I had been a lifelong Alan Turing obsessive. Among incredibly nerdy teenagers, without a lot of friends, Alan Turing was always this luminary figure we'd all look up to.
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Edmund Morgan
American Historian
Throughout his long career, Washington earned the adulation not merely of ordinary people but of the other luminaries whom we now hail as 'founding fathers.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
On Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., there are statues of five Confederate luminaries and then, incongruously in this company, one of Arthur Ashe.
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John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
I guess historically, drag queens were imitating movie stars and luminaries. It's kind of nice to have a movie star imitating a drag queen.
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Dianne Feinstein
American Politician
We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use. You can see drones some day hovering over the homes of Hollywood luminaries, violating privacy. This question has to be addressed. And we need rules of operation on the border, by police, by commercial use, and also by military and intelligence use.
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Giovanni Ribisi
American Actor
I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult.
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Lidia Bastianich
American Chef
In 1981, we opened Felidia, and the newspapers, the city papers, the big timers came, and I got invited on the 'Today Show' and so on. A lot of food luminaries would come to Felidia - Julia Child, James Beard, they all came.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
As far as I can find, almost no one in the profession - not even luminaries like John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, or Irving Fisher - made public statements anticipating the Great Depression.
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Graham Moore
American Writer
I had been a lifelong Alan Turing obsessive. Among incredibly nerdy teenagers, without a lot of friends, Alan Turing was always this luminary figure we'd all look up to.
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Edmund Morgan
American Historian
Throughout his long career, Washington earned the adulation not merely of ordinary people but of the other luminaries whom we now hail as 'founding fathers.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
On Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., there are statues of five Confederate luminaries and then, incongruously in this company, one of Arthur Ashe.
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John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
I guess historically, drag queens were imitating movie stars and luminaries. It's kind of nice to have a movie star imitating a drag queen.
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