luminary
noun
a celestial body, such as the sun or moon.
luminaries
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pluralof luminary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Britpop luminaries Pulp closed the mainstage on Saturday night at the four-day event, near Blandford Forum, Dorset.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The negative response to the Alibaba fundraising coincided with setbacks for other luminaries in the AI buildout.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Other luminaries, such as the educational reformer Emily Davies and the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst, actually step out from the background chatter to become major players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Here’s an idea for next year’s opening night gala: Reassemble these luminaries for a concert version of a musical and watch them scale new heights together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
