Fulgor

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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