lumine

American  

[loo-min] / ˈlu mɪn /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

lumined, lumining

1. to illumine.

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Etymology

Origin of lumine

1350–1400; Middle English luminen, aphetic variant of enluminen to illumine. See limn

Example Sentences

Obstupuere omnes: subito quum lumine nimbus Signat iter cœlo, et radiis totum æthera complet: Collesque fluviique micant, pulsisque tenebris Lætantur sylvæ: veluti quum Luna coruscam Extendit per aperta facem.

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

Si luna genuino gauderet lumine, utique cum in umbra terræ esset, illud non amitteret, sed eò evidentiùs exereret, omne enim lumen in tenebris, plus splendet cum alio majore fulgore non præpeditur.

From The Discovery of a World in the Moone Or, A Discovrse Tending To Prove That 'Tis Probable There May Be Another Habitable World In That Planet by Wilkins, John

Solatia sola h�c, Quod meliore frui post mortem lumine sperat.

From Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Largior hic campos æther et lumine vestit Purpureo....

From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)

Thus by Lotichius— “Ergo ubi permensus cœlum sol occidit, idem Purpureo vestit lumine rursus humum: Nos ubi decidimus, defuncti munere vitæ, Urget perpetua lumina nocte sopor.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John