n. (pl. -ies) 1 literary natural light-giving body.
- wise or inspiring person.
- celebrated member of a group (show-business luminaries). [latin lumen lumin- light]
LUMINOUS
adj. - shedding light.
- phosphorescent, visible in darkness (luminous paint). luminosity n.
LUNATION
n. Interval between new moons, about 291/2 days. [medieval latin: related to *lunar]
LUNCHEON
meat n. Tinned meat loaf of pork etc.
- n. Formal lunch. [origin unknown]
- voucher n. Voucher issued to employees and exchangeable for food at many restaurants and shops.
LUSCIOUS
adj. - richly sweet in taste or smell.
- (of style) over-rich.
- voluptuously attractive. [perhaps related to *delicious]
LUTANIST
var. Of *lutenist.
LUTENIST
n. (also lutanist) lute-player. [related to *lute1]
LUTETIUM
n. Silvery metallic element, the heaviest of the lanthanide series. [lutetia, ancient name of paris]
LUTHERAN
—n. - follower of luther.
- member of the lutheran church. —adj. Of luther, or the protestant reformation and the doctrines associated with him. lutheranism n. [martin luther, religious reformer]
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