Meaning of lumen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. light, source of light
   declension-3
2. the eyes
   declension-3, poetic
3. daylight
   declension-3, poetic
4. brightness
   declension-3, poetic
5. the light of life
   declension-3, poetic
6. An opening through which light can penetrate such as an air-hole or a window.
   declension-3
7. The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel
   declension-3
8. a luminary, star, light (a most distinguished person)
   declension-3, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“… nec dulcī dēclīnat lūmina somnō.”

[Rumor] never closes her eyes in sweet slumber.

“29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneid 6.356”

“8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Sorrows 4.4.45”

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