Fulgor
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness. uncountable, usually
"She held on straight for the Red Sea under a serene sky, under a sky scorching and unclouded, enveloped in a fulgor of sunshine that killed all thought, oppressed the heart, withered all impulses of strength and energy."
Example
More examples"She held on straight for the Red Sea under a serene sky, under a sky scorching and unclouded, enveloped in a fulgor of sunshine that killed all thought, oppressed the heart, withered all impulses of strength and energy."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fulgor.
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