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noun

Illuminant n. That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants.

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"Illuminant" Quotes from Famous Books

... circling. The origin of the fall was the accursed pride of him whom thou hast seen opprest by all the weights of the world. Those whom thou seest here were modest in grateful recognition of the goodness which had made them ready for intelligence so great; wherefore their vision was exalted with illuminant grace and with their merit, so that they have full and steadfast will. And I wish that thou doubt not, but be certain, that to receive grace is meritorious in proportion as the ...

— The Divine Comedy, Volume 3, Paradise [Paradiso] • Dante Alighieri

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... adopted in the Corean household are few and simple. The most common illuminant consists of grease candles, supported on high candlesticks, of wood or brass, but sometimes oil cup-lamps are found, like those we use for night-lights. The latter, however, do not give out much light, and so candles, which are marvellously cheap, are ...

— Corea or Cho-sen • A (Arnold) Henry Savage-Landor

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... Felt the better for my talk with Hankey. He can grasp the bigness of what we are up against and can yet keep his head and see that the game is worth the candle and that it is in our hands the moment we make up our minds to pay the price of the illuminant. ...

— Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 • Ian Hamilton

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Words linked to "Illuminant" : illuminate, fuel