inner light

noun

often capitalized I&L
: a divine presence held (as in Quaker doctrine) to enlighten and guide the soul

Examples of inner light in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kazan deftly manages to convey Sister’s James struggle between innocent naivety and the loss of inner light that comes with considering ugly possible truths. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024 Here are horses being led by riders searching the forest for an inner light. John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 Like the building of EQ, practices in leveraging inner light must be repeated, just like a muscle must be repeatedly exercised to be built. Pravir Malik, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 In this moment, black seems to evoke fear, hurt and pain while the creature’s inner light — which is more white — leans into more positive color stereotypes. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023 The simulations showed energy collecting on the inner light ring made the boson star collapse into a black hole or explode into a less dense object with no light rings, the researchers report in a paper in press at Physical Review Letters. Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Jan. 2023 Some perceive rolling waves, drifting clouds or inner light. Robin Soslow, Chron, 2 Apr. 2023 Michelle Obama finds the inner light, global influence of life beyond the White House. Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023 As a result, energy should collect on the inner light ring, further distorting spacetime and ultimately triggering the object to collapse or puff up. Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inner light was in 1856

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“Inner light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20light. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

inner light

noun
often capitalized I&L
: a divine presence held (as in Quaker doctrine) to enlighten and guide the soul

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