Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Luminary (Source of light, self-luminous body)

Nouns
  • luminary
  • light etc. Light
  • flame etc. (fire) Heat. spark, scintilla
  • phosphorescence, fluorescence. sun, orb of day, Phoebus, Apollo, Aurora
  • star, orb
  • meteor, falling star, shooting star
  • blazing star, dog star, Sirius
  • canicula, Aldebaran
  • constellation, galaxy
  • zodiacal light
  • anthelion
  • day star, morning star
  • Lucifer
  • mock sun, parhelion
  • phosphor, phosphorus
  • sun dog
  • Venus. aurora, polar lights
  • northern lights, aurora borealis
  • southern lights, aurora australis. lightning
  • chain lightning, fork lightning, sheet lightning, summer lightning
  • ball lightning
  • [chemical substances giving off light without burning] phosphorus, yellow phosphorus
  • scintillator, phosphor
  • Jack o'lantern, Friar's lantern
  • will-o'-the-wisp, firedrake
  • Saint Elmo's fire. [luminous insects] glowworm, firefly, June bug, lightning bug. [luminous fish] anglerfish. [Artificial light] gas
  • gas light, lime light, lantern, lanthorn
  • dark lantern, bull's-eye
  • candle, taper, rushlight
  • oil etc. (grease) Oil
  • wick, burner
  • Argand, moderator, duplex
  • torch, flambeau, link, brand
  • gaselier, chandelier, electrolier, candelabrum, candelabra, girandole, sconce, luster, candlestick. [non-combustion based light sources] lamp, light
  • incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb, light bulb
  • flashlight, torch [Brit.]
  • arc light
  • laser
  • [microwave radiation]
  • maser neon bulb, neon sign
  • fluorescent lamp. [parts of a light bulb] filament
  • socket
  • contacts
  • filler gas. firework, fizgig
  • pyrotechnics
  • rocket, lighthouse etc. (signal) Indication.
Verbs
  • illuminate etc. (light) Light.
Adjectives
  • self-luminous, glowing
  • phosphoric, phosphorescent, fluorescent
  • incandescent
  • luminescent, chemiluminescent
  • radiant etc. (light) Light.
Phrases
  • blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels" [Longfellow]
  • the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky" [Campbell]
  • the planets in their station list'ning stood" [Paradise Lost]
  • the Scriptures of the skies" [Bailey]
  • that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from that orbed continent, the fire that severs day from night" [Twelfth Night].