luminary
2 synonyms for luminary, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Someone widely admired for their great skill or success in a particular field.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
notability
Etymology
It comes from Late Middle English lūminārī or lūminārīe, meaning “lamp; source of spiritual light, example of holiness; glory”, borrowed from Old French luminarie (“lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination”), a variant of luminaire (“light fixture”, giving modern French luminaire). This traces to Medie...
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