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Meanings of luminaries in English

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lluminàries

Christmas-related decoration consisting of a candle contained in a paper bag.

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        Examples for "luminary"
        1
        Five minutes later the legal luminary came out of the telephone box.
        The Short Line War
        2
        That luminary was the abode of one of his most important gods.
        A History of Science — Volume 1
        3
        This central luminary will shine on your words with a noon-tide brightness.
        The Young Maiden
        4
        I'm stronger than you are, luminary, but I can't use the Zoi.
        Dogsbody
        5
        The Scotch bill had been brought forward by a Scotch legal luminary.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
        1
        When we got approval, I texted Gretchen: they could put the luminarias out that night.
        While i'm falling
        2
        Luminarias lined the sidewalk.
        Cold springs
        1
        When we got approval, I texted Gretchen: they could put the luminarias out that night.
        While i'm falling
        2
        Luminarias lined the sidewalk.
        Cold springs
        Usage of luminaries in English
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        They would be international leaders, humanitarian luminaries and best friends with Oprah!
        News.com.au
        2
        In the light of these modern luminaries, then, let us reason together.
        The Conflict with Slavery / Part 1 from The Works of John Greenl...
        3
        Another small eddying circle formed about the luminaries from a lower sphere.
        The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
        4
        During this discussion other luminaries arrived, including several ladies and the Rev.
        The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
        5
        Sometimes both luminaries tremble, all dispersed and broken, on the swirling river.
        Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
        6
        No; I want them all to be luminaries, like me in fact!
        The Country Doctor
        7
        It's not just lost luminaries that have found themselves collaborating with White.
        The Guardian
        8
        Its lighting products consist primarily of LED luminaries and LED retrofits.
        Reuters
        9
        At least luminaries like Shultz might carry some weight in the current debate.
        Reuters
        10
        With such luminaries pushing the policy, there must be significance to the words.
        The Guardian
        11
        The stars were few-themultitude obliterated by the moon, the luminaries abashed thereby.
        The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
        12
        The point is, now you can join these luminaries of rationality.
        Wired
        13
        Government agencies are routinely hiring former Wall Street luminaries and even mid-level employees.
        Reuters
        14
        He is one of the great luminaries of the French clergy.
        The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5
        15
        We asked the laterborn MIT scholar to comment on a few digital luminaries.
        Wired
        16
        And then these two great luminaries of the law shook hands and parted.
        Orley Farm
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        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common
        United Kingdom
        Less common