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Astrology: two planets that give light
The luminaries were what traditional astrologers called the two astrological "planets" which were the brightest and most important objects in the heavens
Luminary_(astrology)
Topics referred to by the same term
lumin- "light". Luminary may also refer to: Luminary (astrology), in traditional astrology, one of the two brightest and most astrological planets: the Sun
Luminary
Categories for planet
weight than any other astrological factor. The luminary of sect is the luminary which is said to rule each sect. The Sun is the luminary of sect in a day chart
Astrology_of_sect
Form of dignity for a planet
of each of the luminaries (the Sun and Moon) was used in the formula for the Hellenistic Lot of Exaltation. In later Medieval astrology, influenced by
Exaltation_(astrology)
Interpretations of the planets of the Solar System
In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was
Planets_in_astrology
2013 novel by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries is a 2013 novel by Eleanor Catton. Set in New Zealand's South Island in 1866, the novel follows Walter Moody, a prospector who travels to
The_Luminaries
System of astrology used in the Western world
Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. It is historically based on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos (2nd century CE), which
Western_astrology
Pseudoscientific divination based on the movements of the stars
about astrology. Astrology features strongly in Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries, recipient of the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Astrology and science Astrology software
Astrology
Branch of astrology dealing with politics, government, and law
Mundane astrology, also known as political astrology, is the branch of astrology dealing with politics, the government, and the laws governing a particular
Mundane_astrology
Hours planets rule in a day
on average). In astrological theory, not only the days of the week, but the hours of the day are dominated by the seven luminaries. If the first hour
Planetary_hours
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology, and magic, including both specific angels (e.g., Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g., seraphim)
List_of_angels_in_theology
Astrology has been a topic of debate among Jews for over 2000 years. While not a Jewish practice or teaching as such, astrology made its way into Jewish
Jewish_views_on_astrology
Planets visible to the naked eye
Visible to humans on Earth there are seven classical planets (the seven luminaries). They are from brightest to dimmest: the Sun, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter
Classical_planet
Astrological concept
Essential dignity, in the context of an astrological horoscope or natal chart, refers to the relative “strength” or “weakness” of a planet based on its
Essential_dignity
Book by Claudius Ptolemaeus
Quadripartitum (lit. 'Four Parts'), is a text on the philosophy and practice of astrology, written by the Alexandrian scholar Claudius Ptolemy in Koine Greek during
Tetrabiblos
American astrologer and author (born 1946)
Devil, the philosophically-inclined The Astrology of Fate, The Outer Planets & Their Cycles, The Luminaries (with H. Sasportas) and The Dark of the Soul
Liz_Greene
Ruling planet in an astrology chart
The Sun and Moon are also referred to as luminaries and each have their own significance in horoscopic astrology alongside their roles as planets. The Sun
Chart_Rulership
Indian Vedic scholar and astrologer
for his contributions to traditional Hindu rituals, Vedic sciences, and astrology. In 2025, he was conferred the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian
Ganeshwar_Shastri_Dravid
Beginnings in Hellenistic astrology
a backing for many of the concepts in Hellenistic astrology. The Sun and Moon, the two luminaries, are assigned to the two signs that correspond to the
Thema_Mundi
night sky. The days were named after the classical planets of Hellenistic astrology, in the order: Sun (Helios), Moon (Selene), Mars (Ares), Mercury (Hermes)
Names_of_the_days_of_the_week
Chinese five elements
depicted in the etymological section below. In ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology, which spread throughout East Asia, there was a reflection of the seven-day
Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
Nativities"), on astrology based on the time and place of birth. Sefer ha-Me'orot ("Book of Luminaries" or "Book of Lights"), on medical astrology. Sefer ha-She'elot
Abraham_ibn_Ezra
Concept in Hindu astrology
"the applying aspect" in the Western astrology and the "Tajika System". The Sun and the Moon, the two luminaries, do not have Vakra state, they do not
Vakri_grahas
Gnostic mystical word with many meanings
the Pleroma in the light of the luminary Eleleth. In several texts, the luminary Eleleth is the last of the luminaries (Spiritual Lights) that come forward
Abraxas
Hindu god of the Moon
through these Nakshatras reflects the lunar cycle and influences various astrological and ritual practices. Despite being married to all 27, Chandra showed
Chandra
Builders of the physical realm that serve the demiurge
— Proclus, The Theology of Plato Philosophy portal Archon Aeon (Gnosticism) Luminary (Gnosticism) Francis T. Fallon "The Enthronement of Sabaoth" Brill Archive
Archon_(Gnosticism)
Time unit equal to seven days
switched to a seven-day week. This was originally a so-called planetary or astrological week, a cycle of disputed origins that named each day after a classical
Week
Worship of stars and other heavenly bodies as deities
religion Astrological age Astrotheology Babylonian astrology Behenian fixed star Body of light Ceremonial magic Decan Eosphorus Hellenistic astrology History
Worship_of_heavenly_bodies
Concept in Indian astronomy and astrology
In Indian astronomy and astrology, vyatipāta and vaidhṛti (or, vaidhṛta) are two moments in the regular motion of the sun and the moon in the zodiac characterized
Vyatipāta
8/9th century Persian Jewish astrologer and astronomer
Abbasid caliphs al-Manṣūr and al-Ma’mūn, and was among those who introduced astrology and astronomy to Baghdad. The bibliographer ibn al-Nadim described Mashallah
Mashallah_ibn_Athari
Benefic and malefic influence in Chinese astrology
In Chinese astrology, the symbolic stars, also translated as star spirits or calendar spirits, (Chinese: 神煞; pinyin: shén shā) represent beneficial and
Symbolic_stars
Common Greek noun for knowledge
Anima mundi Archon Barbelo Demiurge Divine spark Five Seals Gnosis Kenoma Luminary Manda Monad Ogdoad Pleroma Sophia Uthra World of Light World of Darkness
Gnosis
follows: Seven referring to different kinds of stars; Two referring to the Luminaries (Moon and Sun); Three referring to the highest paradisiacal abode. The
Zoroastrian_cosmology
Branch of natural philosophy
Similarly, the gods of the Roman pantheon who are associated with these luminaries are discussed in alchemical literature. The concepts of prima materia
Alchemy
by luminaries, constellation deities, and zodiac figures. The development of Tejaprabhā Buddha was closely linked to the importance of astrology in ancient
Tejaprabhā_Buddha
Trump cards of tarot decks
position of these two cards in order to make them a better fit with the astrological correspondences worked out by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn,
Major_Arcana
Commentary on the six days of creation ca. 700
lowest luminary, the moon is also the heaviest of the luminaries. Jacob's repositioning of the sun also related to his rejection of astrology. The pre-eminence
Hexaemeron_(Jacob_of_Edessa)
found in Assyro-Babylonian religion. The personification of the two great luminaries, the sun and the moon, was the first step in the unfolding of this system
Religions of the ancient Near East
Religions_of_the_ancient_Near_East
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
Book (1 Enoch 72–82) (also called the Book of the Heavenly Luminaries or Book of Luminaries) The Book of Dream Visions (1 Enoch 83–90) (also called the
Book_of_Enoch
Neo-gnostic Christian church
Anima mundi Archon Barbelo Demiurge Divine spark Five Seals Gnosis Kenoma Luminary Manda Monad Ogdoad Pleroma Sophia Uthra World of Light World of Darkness
Gnostic_Church_of_France
Concept found in some works of early Jewish literature and Christianity
occult systems associate each archangel with one of the traditional "seven luminaries" (classical planets visible to the naked eye): the Sun, the Moon, Mercury
Seven_Archangels
Canaanite solar deity
nrt ỉlm špš ("Shapshu, lamp of the gods", also translated as "torch" or "luminary" of the gods by various authors), rbt špš ("great lady Shapshu"), and špš
Shapshu
Tibetan Buddhist master (1846–1912)
transmissions), but he needed no study or teachings for any texts. Mipham was "a luminary of the nineteenth century Nyingma renaissance and Rime movement ecumenical
Jamgön_Ju_Mipham_Gyatso
Spirits appearing in magical books
years. Each Olympian spirit is also associated with one of the seven luminaries which figure in ancient and medieval Western magic. Aratron (or Arathron)
Olympian_spirits
Ten emanations in Kabbalah
Godhead. One parable to explain this is the difference between the Ma'or "Luminary" and the ohr "Light" that it emanates, like the difference between the
Sefirot
Italian astronomer
two favorable (beneficas) ones, two unfavorable (maleficas) ones, two luminaries, and unique Mercury, erratic and indifferent (vagum & indifferens). In
Francesco_Sizzi
6th-century Hexaemeron
of thought he sought to criticize in this manner was astrology and the idea that the luminaries were divine beings who moved of their own volition and
De opificio mundi (John Philoponus)
De_opificio_mundi_(John_Philoponus)
Gnostic text
it suggests he has reduced, but not eliminated, the effectiveness of astrological magic. This leads into the introduction of the myth of Pistis Sophia's
Pistis_Sophia
Eight trigrams used in Taoist cosmology
The trigrams have correspondences in astronomy, divination, meditation, astrology, geography, geomancy (feng shui), anatomy, decorative arts, the family
Bagua
Female entity in Near Eastern mythology
merged with Samael. An alternative story links Lilith with the creation of luminaries. The "first light", which is the light of Mercy (one of the Sefirot),
Lilith
Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037)
of astrology to foretell the future. He believed that each classical planet had some influence on the Earth but argued against current astrological practices
Avicenna
Impure spiritual forces in Kabbalah
describes God creating the moon and sun to act as "luminaries" in the sky. The verse "Let there be luminaries (מְאֹרֹת məʾoroṯ)," uses a defective spelling
Qlippoth
Syrian theologian and writer (154–222)
Anuduzbar. In this school he learnt all the intricacies of Babylonian astrology, a training that permanently influenced his mind and proved the bane of
Bardaisan
Iran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736
of Isfahan. Mir Damad is considered the founder of this school. Among luminaries of this school of philosophy, the names of Iranian philosophers such as
Safavid_Iran
Art form on the medium of LSD blotter paper
with a Shiva image. Other designs used new age iconography, such as astrological signs. Blotter art often pays homage to figures within the psychedelic
Blotter_art
Calculation and prediction of eclipses
(the Moon being opposite to where it was the previous time), but the luminaries may still be within bounds to make an eclipse. For example, the penumbral
Eclipse_cycle
Category of Christian religious romance
Origen. Furthermore, Abraham is depicted as an astrologer who teaches astrology to the Egyptian kings. The Clementine literature occasionally describes
Clementine_literature
Tibetan religion
Gorvine, this figure is "the Bon religion's most renowned and influential luminary of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." He was associated with the
Bon
American Sikh yogi (1929–2004)
of the dawning new age into his teachings, a case of melding Western astrology with Sikh tradition. He proclaimed that "Guru Nanak was the Guru for the
Yogi_Bhajan
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
have been eclectic, with elements of Judaism, Christianity, paganism, astrology, and Gnosticism. Syriac–Egyptian Gnosticism includes Sethianism, Valentinianism
Gnosticism
Israeli rabbi
works of Rebbe Baruch Shalom Ashlag. Jerusalem: Birkat Shalom. "Latter-day luminary (continued) - Haaretz - Israel News". 2007-10-01. Archived from the original
Avraham_Mordechai_Gottlieb
Language university in Hyderabad, Telangana
eminent artists. The Portrait gallery displays 220 portraits of Telugu luminaries in various fields and 211 Nataratnas, distinguished stage artists. [citation
Suravaram Pratap Reddy Telugu University
Suravaram_Pratap_Reddy_Telugu_University
Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007)
February 2011). "Painting exhibition showcases the art of a spiritual luminary". The Jakarta Post. "Art of Sri Chinmoy". SriChinmoyBio.co.uk. Retrieved
Sri_Chinmoy
Aspect of science history
floating about on their own at rare intervals, and "the speed of the luminaries depends on their individual natures, which shows they are not attached
Chinese_astronomy
Feminine figure in Gnosticism
with their Archons under whose dominion are placed, according to the astrological conceptions of antiquity, the fates of all earthly things, and more especially
Sophia_(Gnosticism)
Standard pattern of 78 cards
and hope, the latter being usually conflated. Imagery reminiscent of astrological signs, as found, for instance, in this 16th century German woodcut: Sagittarius
Tarot_of_Marseilles
Concept in metaphysics
Anima mundi Archon Barbelo Demiurge Divine spark Five Seals Gnosis Kenoma Luminary Manda Monad Ogdoad Pleroma Sophia Uthra World of Light World of Darkness
Anima_mundi
Austrian esotericist (1861–1925)
Dominic Corrywright agree. The New Age Encyclopedia lists Steiner among the luminaries of the New Age. Wouter Hanegraaff discusses two meanings of "New Age":
Rudolf_Steiner
Platonic philosophical system
Neoplatonism was fundamental to the school of the Cambridge Platonists, whose luminaries included Henry More, Ralph Cudworth, Benjamin Whichcote and John Smith
Neoplatonism
of the "golden dome" identifying the ruler with the cosmos, sun, and astrological values originated in Persia and spread to later Roman and Turkic courts
Symbolism_of_domes
the sect than one. One called Oi Proasteioi appears to have been of an astrological character, treating of the influence of the stars upon the human race
Perates
Evil angel in Gnosticism
Investigations. Retrieved 3 March 2023. Adamson, Grant (1 January 2013). "Astrological Medicine in Gnostic Traditions". Practicing Gnosis: 348. doi:10.1163/9789004248526_020
Astanphaeus
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
in astronomy. Other planetary symbols today are mostly encountered in astrology. Astrologers have resurrected the old astronomical symbols for the first
Planet
Medieval calendar
cyclic calendar used to get reliable syzygy times for liturgical and astrological purposes. One of the key features of this manuscript is its codicological
BnF_Latin_7478
Sky deity who represents the Sun
the Sun on his throne. In this loveliest of temples, could we place the luminary in any more appropriate place so that he may light the whole simultaneously
Solar_deity
Unfinished studio album by the Beach Boys
writes that Wilson seemed "poised" to join the Beatles and Dylan among pop luminaries, yet over time, the public anticipation for Smile shifted from high expectations
Smile_(The_Beach_Boys_album)
Vital force in traditional Chinese philosophy
fluttering, penetrating, amorphous it is, and so it is called the Supreme Luminary. The dao begins in the Void Brightening. The Void Brightening produces
Qi
17th-century English astrologer and astronomer
Wing published independently A Dreadful Prognostication, containing astrological predictions. However several of Wing's later publications were made through
Vincent_Wing
Lost prophetic book, written during the reign of Trajan
further advocates healing rituals, as well as following a schedule based on astrology. The universe is held to be governed by principles created by God, who
Book_of_Elchasai
Indian guru (1911?–2008)
in 1957, in Madras, on the concluding day of the Seminar of Spiritual Luminaries. According to Coplin, in his visits to southern India, the Maharishi spoke
Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi
Ancient Jewish Christian sect in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia
Sabbatarian teaching and the instruction not to baptise under certain astrological stars. Hippolytus concludes his review of the Elcesaites in Refutations
Elcesaites
Gnostic apocalyptic text
Abraham; Greek mythology such as the angel whipping a soul; and Babylonian astrology. Jacques van der Vliet questions the scholarly consensus on the basis
Coptic_Apocalypse_of_Paul
American linguist (1897–1941)
equipment at a young age. He was also an avid reader, interested in botany, astrology, and Middle American prehistory. He read William H. Prescott's Conquest
Benjamin_Lee_Whorf
asked, and [the Prophet Muḥammad] replied: 'Kisses and words.' Islamic luminaries expanded on this theme. The philosopher, mystic and jurist Al-Ghazālī
Women_in_Islam
Roman-era bronze statuette
Heliopolitana and the associated sacred prostitution, the prominence of astrology, ritual processions to the nearby 'Aïn el-Gouë spring with the deposition
Sursock_bronze
100 Entertainers Who Changed America: An Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Luminaries. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-831-1. Sim, Stuart (2001). The Routledge Companion
Cultural_impact_of_Madonna
Culture of the Arab people
Convention on Arabic music held in Cairo, Egypt (attended by such Western luminaries as Béla Bartók and Henry George Farmer), experiments were done which determined
Arab_culture
Christian mystical practices
the most sublime heights of sanctity leaving behind one all the divine luminaries, all the heavenly sounds and words. It is only thus that one may penetrate
Christian_mysticism
appear as representatives of the Amalgamated Union of Philosophers, Sages, Luminaries and other Professional Thinking Persons. When the supercomputer Deep Thought
List of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters
List_of_The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_characters
2nd-century Gnostic sect
beliefs seem eclectic, with elements of Judaism, Christianity, paganism, astrology, and Gnosticism. The Jewish Christian group called the Ebionites used
Quqites
2005 court case in Pennsylvania
that its history can be traced back to Newton, and should include such luminaries of modern biology as Linnaeus and Mendel. He also stressed a distinction
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District
Sikh movement in Punjab from the 1870s onwards
Sanskritisation, and taking on their customs and religious beliefs, including astrology, Brahmin patronage, cow veneration, and sati, alongside their own. The
Singh_Sabha_movement
Medieval secret society of Muslim philosophers
be at least 50 years old; their honorific compared them to historical luminaries such as Jesus, Socrates, or Muhammad, who were also classified as Kings;
Brethren_of_Purity
Spiritual and pseudoscientific philosophy
Dominic Corrywright agree. The New Age Encyclopedia lists Steiner among the luminaries of the New Age. Wouter Hanegraaff discusses two meanings of "New Age":
Anthroposophy
ISBN 1-57859-029-9. Hamel, Denis (November 2007). "The End of the Einstein-Astrology-Supporter Hoax". Skeptical Inquirer. Vol. 31, no. 6. pp. 39–43. Graff
List_of_hoaxes
Foundational work in Kabbalah literature
The authenticity of the Zohar was accepted by such 16th century Jewish luminaries as Joseph Karo (d. 1575), and Solomon Luria (d. 1574), who wrote nonetheless
Zohar
Lunisolar calendar
Huangli, and containing the essential information concerning Chinese astrology, is the most convenient publication to consult. Days rotate through a
Chinese_calendar
Calendars used in Japan past and present
origin of the names of the days of the week, also see East Asian Seven Luminaries. Sunday and Saturday are regarded as "Western style take-a-rest days"
Japanese_calendar
Jewish ritual and prayer service
religious adoration, is that of praying to the new moon the first time that luminary is seen after its change. This seems to be a mixture of Jewish and Heathen
Kiddush_levana
French mystic and esotericist
Week, The Three Luminaries, 2020. "Propaganda – Paul Sédir". The Three Luminaries. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2021-10-31. "The Three Luminaries Collection Vol
Paul_Sédir
LUMINARY ASTROLOGY
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Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Luminary
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Indian Astrology
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dilworth, a place in Lancashire named from Old English dile ‘dill’ (a medicinal and culinary herb) + wor{dh} ‘enclosure’.Irish : English surname adopted by bearers of the Gaelic name Ó Dubhluachra ‘descendant of Dubhluachra’, a compound of dubh ‘black’ + luachair ‘rushes’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for a sawyer, from Middle High German dill(e) ‘(floor)board’.English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of dill, an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb, Old English dile, dyle.English : nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull ‘dull’, ‘foolish’.English : from an Old English personal name Dylli or Dylla.Possibly a reduced form of Scottish McDill.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤·) Hindi name JYOTISH means "light" or "heavenly body." Another source states that it is the Sanskrit word for astrology.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek GabriÄ“l (Hebrew Gabriyel), GABRIEL means "man of God" or "warrior of God." This is the name of one of the seven archangels of religious lore. In the bible, he is known as the messenger angel, he is one of the two highest-ranking angels, and apart from Michael is the only other angel given a name in the Old Testament where he is first mentioned in the Book of Daniel. He is the angel who announced the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. He is said to watch over Iran (Persia), and in Ezekiel's vision of the cherubim (the four sacred animals), the face of the eagle corresponds to him. In ancient astrology, he corresponds to the sign of Taurus and rules over the moon.Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bright Star; Luminary
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil
New; Nineth Tithi in Astrology
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Luminary; Bright Star
Girl/Female
Muslim
Luminary
Male
English
From Latin geminus GEMINI means "twin." In Astrology, it is a zodiac sign. In Astronomy, it is the name of a constellation. In Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux are the Gemini twins, the sons of Leda, brothers to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Greek they are called the Dioskouroi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (clifa) of Old English clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ + land ‘land’.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Kleiveland or Kleveland, habitational names from any of five farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named with Old Norse kleif ‘rocky ascent’ or klefi ‘closet’ (an allusion to a hollow land formation) + land ‘land’.Grover Cleveland (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the U.S., was the fifth child of a country Presbyterian clergyman. His father, Richard Falley Cleveland, a graduate of Yale College and of the theological seminary at Princeton, was descended from a certain Moses Cleaveland who arrived in MA in 1635.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Luminary
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Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Name of Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Celestial Apsara, Wide, Spacious
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : variant of Taft. Compare Toft.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gifted talented
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Latin
Pierces; Pierce the Vale; Pierced Valley
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Noble; Sacred; Name of a River
Girl/Female
Indian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Gift of Love
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Cleary or a reduced form of McClary.English : perhaps from Middle English clary, clarie ‘clary’ (the pot herb Salvia sclarea), a topographic name for someone who lived where the plant grew or a metonymic occupational name for a herb seller.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Farsi, German, Iranian
Thankful
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n.
A luminary.
n.
A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university.
n.
That which gives light; a luminary.
n.
A student in a theological seminary.
a.
Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions.
a.
Laminar.
a.
Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.
n.
Seminal state.
n.
The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.
pl.
of Seminary
n.
Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced.
a.
Belonging to seed; seminal.
n.
A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist.
n.
Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.
n.
A urinary calculus.
pl.
of Limitary
n.
One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
pl.
of Luminary
n.
The urinary bladder.
n.
Fig.: A seed bed; a source.