fulgurant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fulgurant
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin fulgurant- (stem of fulgurāns, present participle of fulgurāre “to lighning, flash, glitter”), derivative of fulgur “flash of lightning”
Example Sentences
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His attributes of a fulgurant god are never lost.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
It seemed to her that the room had become a tent of fulgurant colours.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
Now, as died the fulgurant rage that had supported her, and her normal strength being exhausted, a sudden weakness intervened, and she couldn't but allow Mike to lead her to a seat.
From Mike Fletcher A Novel by George (George Augustus) Moore
They may reach the summit of earthly glory and strive to seize the fulgurant prize that lured them on, only to find a penumbra—the shadow of a shade.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by William Cowper Brann
Compared to their fulgurant colour schemes the work of Manet, Monet, and Degas pales and retreats into the Pantheon of the past.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker
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