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  • 31bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… …

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  • 32beaming — adjective 1. cheerful and bright (Freq. 1) a beaming smile a glad May morning • Syn: ↑glad • Similar to: ↑cheerful • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 33Refulgence — Re*ful gence (r?*f?l jens), Refulgency Re*ful gen*cy ( jen*s?), n. [L. refulgentia. See {Refulgent}.] The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Refulgency — Refulgence Re*ful gence (r?*f?l jens), Refulgency Re*ful gen*cy ( jen*s?), n. [L. refulgentia. See {Refulgent}.] The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35refulgence — noun Etymology: Latin refulgentia, from refulgent , refulgens, present participle of refulgēre to shine brightly, from re + fulgēre to shine more at fulgent Date: 1634 a radiant or resplendent quality or state ; brilliance • refulgent adjective …

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  • 36Mystici Corporis Christi — (June 29, 1943) is a papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII during World War II, on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.[1] It is one of the more important encyclicals of Pope Pius XII, because of its topic, the Church, and because its… …

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  • 37Honours of Winston Churchill — Churchill s identification document as an Honorary Citizen of the United States Sir Winston Churchill received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a statesman and author. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at …

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  • 38Mariology of the popes — This article is about the views, directives and impacts of popes on Roman Catholic Mariology. For Anglican views, please see Anglican Marian theology. For a list of relevant Vatican documents, please see Marian papal encyclicals and Apostolic… …

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  • 39bright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brilliant, shining, glistening; luminous; clever, intelligent; gay, flashing, sparkling. See color, intelligence, light. Ant., dark, dim; stupid; clouded, dismal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shining] …

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  • 40radiant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shining, sparkling, glowing; splendid, resplendent, glorious. See light, beauty. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. shining, luminous, radiating, beaming; see bright 1 , happy 1 . See Synonym Study at… …

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