Inner Light

American  

noun

1. (inQuakerism ) the light of Christ in the soul of every person, considered as a guiding force.

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Inner Light British  

noun

1. Quakerism the presence and inner working of God in the soul acting as a guiding spirit that is superior even to Scripture and unites man to Christ

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Etymology

Origin of Inner Light

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

It would be harder to do what bands like Sixpence and Inner Light once did: play four sets a night, two to three times a week.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2021

He was in Inner Light, another cover band active on D.C.’s party circuit in the 1970s.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2021

As well as laying down the bulk of Wonderwall’s eclectic Indian pieces, during these sessions Harrison recorded several ragas, one of which became The Inner Light.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

Some call it God, or the Spirit, or the Inner Light, or something less overtly religious.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2013

But those Puritan colonists had far greater troubles to harass them than the few quiet Quaker women who were moved by Inner Light to speak in the village streets.

From Woman's Life in Colonial Days by Holliday, Carl