Light LIGHT, n. lite. [L. lux, light and luceo, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical sense.]
1. That ethereal agent or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of seeing, but the particles of which are separately invisible. It is now generally believed that light is a fluid, or real matter, existing independent of other substances, with properties peculiar to itself. Its velocity is astonishing, as it passes through a space of nearly twelve millions of miles in a minute. Light, when decomposed, is found to consist of rays differently colored; as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The sun is the principal source of light in the solar system; but light is also emitted from bodies ignited, or in combustion, and is reflected from enlightened bodies, as the moon. Light is also emitted from certain putrefying substances. It is usually united with heat, but it exists also independent of it.
2. That flood of luminous rays which flows from the sun and constitutes day.
God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Gen 1.
3. Day; the dawn of day.
The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy. Job 24.
4. Life.
O, spring to light, auspicious babe, be born!
5. Any thing that gives light; as a lamp, candle, taper, lighted tower, star, etc.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in - Acts 16.
I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles. Acts 13.
And God made two great lights. Gen 1.
6. The illuminated part of a picture; the part which lies open to the luminary by which the piece is supposed to be enlightened, and is painted in vivid colors; opposed to shade.
7. Illumination of mind; instruction; knowledge.
I opened Ariosto in Italian, and the very first two lines gave me light to all I could desire.
Light, understanding and wisdom - was found in him. Dan 5.
8. Means of knowing. By using such lights as we have, we may arrive at probability, if not at certainty.
9. Open view; a visible state; a state of being seen by the eye, or perceived, understood or known. Further researches will doubtless bring to light many isles yet undiscovered; further experiments will bring to light properties of matter yet unknown.
10. Public view or notice.
Why am I ask'd what next shall see the light?
11. Explanation; illustration; means of understanding. One part of Scripture throws light on another.
12. Point of view; situation to be seen or viewed; a use of the word taken from painting. It is useful to exhibit a subject in a variety of lights. Let every thought be presented in a strong light. In whatever light we view this event, it must be considered an evil.
13. A window; a place that admits light to enter.
1 Ki 7.
14. A pane of glass; as a window with twelve lights.
15. In Scripture, God, the source of knowledge.
God is light. 1 John 1.
16. Christ.
That was the true light, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1.
17. Joy; comfort; felicity.
Light is sown for the righteous. Psa 97.
18. Saving knowledge.
It is because there is no light in them. Isa 8.
19. Prosperity; happiness.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning. Isa 58.
20. Support; comfort; deliverance. Micah 7.
21. The gospel. Mat 4.
22. The understanding or judgment. Mat 6.
23. The gifts and graces of christians. Mat 5.
24. A moral instructor, as John the Baptist. John 5.
25. A true christian, a person enlightened. Eph 5.
26. A good king, the guide of his people. Sam. 21.
The light of the countenance, favor; smiles. Psa 4.
To stand in one's own light, to be the means of preventing good, or frustrating one's own purposes.
To come to light, to be detected; to be discovered or found.
LIGHT, a. lite.
1. Bright; clear; not dark or obscure; as, the morning is light; the apartment is light.
2. In colors, white or whitish; as a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.
LIGHT, a. lite.
1. Having little weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy. A feather is light, compared with lead or silver; but a thing is light only comparatively. That which is light to a man, may be heavy to a child. A light burden for a camel, may be insupportable to a horse.
2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne or carried by physical strength; as a light burden, weight or load.
3. Not oppressive; easy to be suffered or endured; as a light affliction. 2 Cor 4.
4. Easy to be performed; not difficult; not requiring great strength or exertion. The task is light; the work is light.
5. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as light food. It may signify also, contained little nutriment.
6. Not heavily armed, or armed with light weapons; as light troops; a troop of light horse.
7. Active; swift; nimble.
Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. Sam. 2.
8. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments.
Unmarried men are best masters, but not best subjects; for they are light to run away.
9. Not laden; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted. The ship returned light.
10. Slight; trifling; not important; as a light error.
11. Not dense; not gross; as light vapors; light fumes.
12. Small; inconsiderable; not copious or vehement; as a light rain; a light snow.
13. Not strong; not violent; moderate; as a light wind.
14. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as a light, vain person; a light mind.
There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person, than profanely to scoff at religion.
15. Gay; airy; indulging levity; wanting dignity or solidity; trifling.
Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
We may neither be light in prayer, now wrathful in debate.
16. Wanton; unchaste; as a woman of light carriage.
A light wife doth make a heavy husband.
17. Not of legal weight; clipped; diminished; as light coin.
To set light by, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of no importance; to despise.
To make light of, to treat as of little consequence; to slight; to disregard.
LIGHT, v.t. lite.
1. To kindle; to inflame; to set fire to; as, to light a candle or lamp; sometimes with up; as, to light up an inextinguishable flame. We often hear lit used for lighted as, he lit a candle; but this is inelegant.
2. To give light to.
Ah hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn to light the dead -
3. To illuminate; to fill or spread over with light; as, to light a room; to light the streets of a city.
4. To lighten; to ease of a burden. [Not in use. See Lighten.]
LIGHT, v.i. lite.
1. To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find; with on.
A weaker man may sometimes light on notions which had escaped a wiser.
2. To fall on; to strike.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Rev 7.
3. To descend, as from a horse or carriage; with down, off, or from.
He lighten down from his chariot. 2 Ki 5.
She lighted off the camel. Gen 24.
To settle; to rest; to stoop from flight. The bee lights on this flower and that.

light adj 1: of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" [ant: heavy] 2: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: light, light-colored] [ant: dark] 3: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: heavy] 4: not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" [ant: heavy] 5: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" [ant: heavy] 6: characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" [ant: dark] 7: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: unaccented, light, weak] 8: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet" 9: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light soil" 10: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean, clear, light, unclouded] 11: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" [syn: light, lightsome, tripping] 12: demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" 13: of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: heavy] 14: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant: heavy] 15: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded] 16: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses" 17: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn: abstemious, light(a)] 18: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: light, scant(p), short] 19: having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" 20: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" 21: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: idle, light] 22: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" 23: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" [syn: light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free] 24: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: light, wakeful] 25: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton] n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" [syn: light, visible light, visible radiation}] 2: any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: light, light source}] 3: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" 4: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" [syn: luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light] 5: an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light" 6: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: light, illumination] 7: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" [syn: light, lightness] 8: a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life" 9: having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" [syn: light, lighting] [ant: dark, darkness] 10: mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" 11: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle, spark, light] 12: public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" 13: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul [syn: Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within] 14: a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" 15: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: lighter, light, igniter, ignitor] v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate] 2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: light up, fire up, light] 3: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: alight, light, perch] 4: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: ignite, light] [ant: blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out] 5: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [syn: fall, light] 6: alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down] adv 1: with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: lightly, light]

light - bosab

light - gofob

light ̈ɪlaɪt See: BRING TO LIGHT, COME TO LIGHT, DASH LIGHT, HIDE ONE'S LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL, IN THE LIGHT OF, MAKE LIGHT OF, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK, OUT LIKE A LIGHT, SEE THE LIGHT, TRAVEL LIGHT.

light
1.
n., v., & adj.
--n.
1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
2 the medium or condition of the space in which this is present.
3 an appearance of brightness (saw a distant light).
4 a a source of light, e.g. the sun, or a lamp, fire, etc. b (in pl.) illuminations.
5 (often in pl.) a traffic-light (went through a red light; stop at the lights).
6 a the amount or quality of illumination in a place (bad light stopped play). b one's fair or usual share of this (you are standing in my light).
7 a a flame or spark serving to ignite (struck a light). b a device producing this (have you got a light?).
8 the aspect in which a thing is regarded or considered (appeared in a new light).
9 a mental illumination; elucidation, enlightenment. b hope, happiness; a happy outcome. c spiritual illumination by divine truth.
10 vivacity, enthusiasm, or inspiration visible in a person's face, esp. in the eyes.
11 (in pl.) a person's mental powers or ability (according to one's lights).
12 an eminent person (a leading light).
13 a the bright part of a thing; a highlight. b the bright parts of a picture etc. esp. suggesting illumination (light and shade).
14 a a window or opening in a wall to let light in. b the perpendicular division of a mullioned window. c a pane of glass esp. in the side or roof of a greenhouse.
15 (in a crossword etc.) each of the items filling a space and to be deduced from the clues.
16 Law the light falling on windows, the obstruction of which by a neighbour is illegal.
--v. (past lit; past part. lit or (attrib.) lighted)
1 tr. & intr. set burning or begin to burn; ignite.
2 tr. provide with light or lighting.
3 tr. show (a person) the way or surroundings with a light.
4 intr. (usu. foll. by up) (of the face or eyes) brighten with animation.
--adj.
1 well provided with light; not dark.
2 (of a colour) pale (light blue; a light-blue ribbon).
Phrases and idioms:
bring (or come) to light reveal or be revealed. festival of lights
1 = HANUKKAH.
2 = DIWALI. in a good (or bad) light giving a favourable (or unfavourable) impression. in the light of having regard to; drawing information from. light-bulb a glass bulb containing an inert gas and a metal filament, providing light when an electric current is passed through. lighting-up time the time during or after which vehicles on the road must show the prescribed lights. light meter an instrument for measuring the intensity of the light, esp. to show the correct photographic exposure.
light of day
1 daylight, sunlight.
2 general notice; public attention. light of one's life usu. joc. a much-loved person.
light-pen (or -gun)
1 a penlike or gunlike photosensitive device held to the screen of a computer terminal for passing information on to it.
2 a light-emitting device used for reading bar-codes. light show a display of changing coloured lights for entertainment.
light up
1 colloq. begin to smoke a cigarette etc.
2 switch on lights or lighting; illuminate a scene.
light-year
1 Astron. the distance light travels in one year, nearly 6 million million miles.
2 (in pl.) colloq. a long distance or great amount. lit up colloq. drunk. out like a light deeply asleep or unconscious. throw (or shed) light on help to explain.
Derivatives:
lightish adj. lightless adj. lightness n.
Etymology: OE leoht, liht, lihtan f. Gmc
2.
adj., adv., & v.
--adj.
1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift.
2 a relatively low in weight, amount, density, intensity, etc. (light arms; light traffic; light metal; light rain; a light breeze). b deficient in weight (light coin). c (of an isotope etc.) having not more than the usual mass.
3 a carrying or suitable for small loads (light aircraft; light railway). b (of a ship) unladen. c carrying only light arms, armaments, etc. (light brigade; light infantry). d (of a locomotive) with no train attached.
4 a (of food, a meal, etc.) small in amount; easy to digest (had a light lunch). b (of drink) not heavy on the stomach or strongly alcoholic.
5 a (of entertainment, music, etc.) intended for amusement, rather than edification; not profound. b frivolous, thoughtless, trivial (a light remark).
6 (of sleep or a sleeper) easily disturbed.
7 easily borne or done (light duties).
8 nimble; quick-moving (a light step; light of foot; a light rhythm).
9 (of a building etc.) graceful, elegant, delicate.
10 (of type) not heavy or bold.
11 a free from sorrow; cheerful (a light heart). b giddy (light in the head).
12 (of soil) not dense; porous.
13 (of pastry, sponge, etc.) fluffy and well-aerated during cooking and with the fat fully absorbed.
14 (of a woman) unchaste or wanton; fickle.
--adv.
1 in a light manner (tread light; sleep light).
2 with a minimum load or minimum luggage (travel light).
--v.intr. (past and past part. lit or lighted)
1 (foll. by on, upon) come upon or find by chance.
2 archaic a alight, descend. b (foll. by on) land on (shore etc.).
Phrases and idioms:
lighter-than-air (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces. light-fingered given to stealing. light flyweight see FLYWEIGHT. light-footed nimble. light-footedly nimbly. light-headed giddy, frivolous, delirious. light-headedly in a light-headed manner. light-headedness being light-headed. light-hearted
1 cheerful.
2 (unduly) casual, thoughtless. light-heartedly in a light-hearted manner. light-heartedness being light-hearted. light heavyweight see HEAVYWEIGHT. light industry the manufacture of small or light articles. light into colloq. attack. light middleweight see MIDDLEWEIGHT. light out colloq. depart. light touch delicate or tactful treatment. light welterweight see WELTERWEIGHT. make light of treat as unimportant. make light work of do a thing quickly and easily.
Derivatives:
lightish adj. lightness n.
Etymology: OE leoht, liht, lihtan f. Gmc, the verbal sense from the idea of relieving a horse etc. of weight

light I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION (lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'lit' is the usual past tense and past participle, but the form 'lighted' is also used. Please look at category 17 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire. Cracks of light filtered through the shutters... It was difficult to see in the dim light. ...ultraviolet light. ≠ darkness N-UNCOUNT: also the N 2. A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light. The janitor comes round to turn the lights out... ...street lights. N-COUNT 3. You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights. ...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings. N-PLURAL 4. If a place or object is lit by something, it has light shining on it. It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly... The room was lit by only the one light... The low sun lit the fortress walls with yellow light. VERB: V n, V n, V n with n 5. If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the day. It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek... ...light summer evenings. ≠ dark ADJ 6. If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. It is a light room with tall windows... = bright ≠ dark ADJ • lightness The dark green spare bedroom is in total contrast to the lightness of the large main bedroom. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp 7. If you light something such as a cigarette or fire, or if it lights, it starts burning. Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette... If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper. ...a lighted candle. VERB: V n, V, V-ed 8. If someone asks you for a light, they want a match or cigarette lighter so they can start smoking. (INFORMAL) Have you got a light anybody? N-SING: a N 9. If something is presented in a particular light, it is presented so that you think about it in a particular way or so that it appears to be of a particular nature. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light. N-COUNT: with supp 10. see also lighter, lighting, bright lights, night light, pilot light, red light 11. If something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people. The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry. PHRASE: V inflects 12. If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it. At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis! PHRASE: V inflects 13. If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals... PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR 14. If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information. In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues. PREP-PHRASE 15. If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or chang1 their attitude or way of behaving to a better one. I saw the light and ditched him. PHRASE: V inflects 16. If you set light to something, you make it start burning. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use set fire to) They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it. PHRASE: V inflects: PHR n 17. To shed light on, throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it. A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question. = clarify PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 18. When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment. All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel. PHRASE 19. all sweetness and light: see sweetness II. NOT GREAT IN WEIGHT, AMOUNT, OR INTENSITY (lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is light does not weigh very much, or weighs less than you would expect it to. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter. ...weight training with light weights... Try to wear light, loose clothes. ≠ heavy ADJ • lightness The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp 2. Something that is light is not very great in amount, degree, or intensity. It's a Sunday like any other with the usual light traffic in the city... ...a light breeze. ADJ • lightly Put the onions in the pan and cook until lightly browned. ADV: usu ADV -ed, also ADV after v 3. Light equipment and machines are small and easily moved, especially because they are not heavy. ...a convoy of light armoured vehicles... They used light machine guns and AK forty-sevens. ADJ: ADJ n 4. Something that is light is very pale in colour. The walls are light in colour and covered in paper... He is light haired with gray eyes. ≠ dark ADJ • Light is also a combining form. We know he has a light green van. ...a light blue box. COMB in COLOUR 5. A light sleep is one that is easily disturbed and in which you are often aware of the things around you. If you are a light sleeper, you are easily woken when you are asleep. She had drifted into a light sleep... She was usually a light sleeper. ≠ deep ADJ: ADJ n • lightly He was dozing lightly in his chair. ADV: ADV after v 6. A light sound, for example someone's voice, is pleasantly quiet. The voice was sweet and light. ADJ 7. A light meal consists of a small amount of food, or of food that is easy to digest. ...a light, healthy lunch. ≠ heavy ADJ • lightly She found it impossible to eat lightly. ADV: ADV after v 8. Light work does not involve much physical effort. He was on the training field for some light work yesterday. ADJ: usu ADJ n 9. If you describe the result of an action or a punishment as light, you mean that it is less serious or severe than you expected. She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail. = lenient ADJ • lightly One of the accused got off lightly in exchange for pleading guilty to withholding information from Congress. ADV: ADV after v 10. Movements and actions that are light are graceful or gentle and are done with very little force or effort. Use a light touch when applying cream or make-up... There was a light knock at the door. = gentle ADJ • lightly He kissed her lightly on the mouth... Knead the dough very lightly. ADV: ADV with v • lightness She danced with a grace and lightness that were breathtaking. N-UNCOUNT 11. see also lighter III. UNIMPORTANT OR NOT SERIOUS (lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Please look at category 5 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If you describe things such as books, music, and films as light, you mean that they entertain you without making you think very deeply. ...light classical music. ...a light entertainment programme. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you say something in a light way, you sound as if you think that something is not important or serious. Talk to him in a friendly, light way about the relationship... Let's finish on a lighter note. ≠ serious ADJ: usu ADJ n • lightly 'Once a detective, always a detective,' he said lightly. ADV: ADV after v • lightness 'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you say that something is not a light matter, you mean that it should be treated or considered as being important and serious. It can be no light matter for the Home Office that so many young prisoners should have wanted to kill or injure themselves. ADJ: usu with brd-neg • lightly His allegations cannot be lightly dismissed. ADV: ADV with v 4. If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is. Roberts attempted to make light of his discomfort. = play down PHRASE: V inflects 5. to make light work of: see work see also lighter

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Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le['o]ht; akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[=o]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine, Gr. leyko`s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. Lucid, Lunar, Luminous, Lynx.] 1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. Note: Light was regarded formerly as consisting of material particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles per second; but it is now generally understood to consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether, assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. This view of the nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave theory; the other, advocated by Newton (but long since abandoned), as the corpuscular, emission, or Newtonian theory. A more recent theory makes light to consist in electrical oscillations, and is known as the electro-magnetic theory of light. 2. That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. Then he called for a light, and sprang in. --Acts xvi. 29. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. --Gen. i. 16. 3. The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day. The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy. --Job xxiv. 14. 4. The brightness of the eye or eyes. He seemed to find his way without his eyes; For out o' door he went without their helps, And, to the last, bended their light on me. --Shak. 5. The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions. There were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. --I Kings vii.4. 6. Life; existence. O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born! --Pope. 7. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity. The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered; he would never bring them to light. --Shak. 8. The power of perception by vision. My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me. --Ps. xxxviii. 10. 9. That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information. He shall never know That I had any light of this from thee. --Shak. 10. Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily. --Is. lviii. 8. 11. (Paint.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro. 12. Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light. Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance. --South. 13. One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity. Joan of Arc, A light of ancient France. --Tennyson. 14. (Pyrotech.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light. Note: Light is used figuratively to denote that which resembles physical light in any respect, as illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening mankind. Ancient lights (Law), Calcium light, Flash light, etc. See under Ancient, Calcium, etc. Light ball (Mil.), a ball of combustible materials, used to afford light; -- sometimes made so as to be fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket. Light barrel (Mil.), an empty powder barrel pierced with holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to light up a ditch or a breach. Light dues (Com.), tolls levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses. Light iron, a candlestick. [Obs.] Light keeper, a person appointed to take care of a lighthouse or light-ship. Light money, charges laid by government on shipping entering a port, for the maintenance of lighthouses and light-ships. The light of the countenance, favor; kindness; smiles. Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. --Ps. iv. 6. Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora. To bring to light, to cause to be disclosed. To come to light, to be disclosed. To see the light, to come into the light; hence, to come into the world or into public notice; as, his book never saw the light.

Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), a. [AS. le['o]ht. See Light, n.] [Compar. Lighter (-[~e]r); superl. Lightest.] 1. Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light. 2. White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.

Light \Light\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lighted (-[e^]d) or Lit (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Lighting.] [AS. l[=y]htan, l[=i]htan, to shine. [root]122. See Light, n.] 1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up. If a thousand candles be all lighted from one. --Hakewill. And the largest lamp is lit. --Macaulay. Absence might cure it, or a second mistress Light up another flame, and put out this. --Addison. 2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up. Ah, hopeless, lasting flames ! like those that burn To light the dead. --Pope. One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds. --F. Harrison. The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, has lighted up the sky. --Dryden. 3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light. His bishops lead him forth, and light him on. --Landor. To light a fire, to kindle the material of a fire.

Light \Light\, a. [Compar. Lighter (-[~e]r); superl. Lightest.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le['o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l["a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf. Levity), Gr. 'elachy`s small, Skr. laghu light. [root]125. ] 1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy. These weights did not exert their natural gravity, . . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy whilst I held them in my hand. --Addison. 2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load. Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. --Matt. xi. 29, 30. 3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task. --Chaucer. Light sufferings give us leisure to complain. --Dryden. 4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment. 5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse. 6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift. Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . . but not always best subjects, for they are light to run away. --Bacon. 7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light. 8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. --Shak. 9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread. 10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors. 11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind. 12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution. 13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind. There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at religion. --Tillotson. 14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial. Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. --Shak. Specimens of New England humor laboriously light and lamentably mirthful. --Hawthorne. 15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy. Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ? --Shak. 16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered. To a fair semblance doth light faith annex. --Spenser. 17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character. A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak. 18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin. 19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil. Light cavalry, Light horse (Mil.), light-armed soldiers mounted on strong and active horses. Light eater, one who eats but little. Light infantry, infantry soldiers selected and trained for rapid evolutions. Light of foot. (a) Having a light step. (b) Fleet. Light of heart, gay, cheerful. Light oil (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene. Light sails (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails, with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. --Dana. Light sleeper, one easily wakened. Light weight, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey, who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. Feather weight}, under Feather. [Cant] To make light of, to treat as of little consequence; to slight; to disregard. To set light by, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of no importance; to despise.

Light \Light\, v. i. 1. To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light. 2. To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.

Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), adv. Lightly; cheaply. --Hooker.

Light \Light\, v. t. [See Light not heavy, and cf. Light to alight, and Lighten to make less heavy.] To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. [Obs.] From his head the heavy burgonet did light. --Spenser.

Light \Light\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lighted (-[e^]d) or Lit (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Lighting.] [AS. l[=i]htan to alight, orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden, to make less heavy, fr. l[=i]ht light. See Light not heavy, and cf. Alight, Lighten to make light.] 1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in. When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. --Gen. xxiv. 64. Slowly rode across a withered heath, And lighted at a ruined inn. --Tennyson. 2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.] It made all their hearts to light. --Chaucer. 3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect. [The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all. --Sir. J. Davies. On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. --Tennyson. 4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon. On me, me only, as the source and spring Of all corruption, all the blame lights due. --Milton. 5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into. The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive. --Locke. They shall light into atheistical company. --South. And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth, And Lilia with the rest. --Tennyson.

Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. ``Red wine of Gascoigne.'' --Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov. xx. 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called red, white, spirituous, dry, light, still, etc. 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24. Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See under Birch, Cape, etc. Spirit of wine. See under Spirit. To have drunk wine of ape or wine ape, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wine acid. (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric. [Colloq.] Wine apple (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor.

Pilot lamp \Pilot lamp\ or light \light\ . (Elec.) A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by its brightness the voltage of the current.

Cockshut \Cock"shut`\, n. A kind of net to catch woodcock. [Obs.] --Nares. Cockshut time or light, evening twilight; nightfall; -- so called in allusion to the tome at which the cockshut used to be spread. [Obs.] --Shak. B. Jonson.

Incandescent \In`can*des"cent\, a. [L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See Candle.] White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. --I. Taylor. Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, usually carbon

LIGHT lit ('or, ma'or; phos; many other words): 1. Origin of Light 2. A Comprehensive Term (1) Natural Light (2) Artificial Light (3) Miraculous Light (4) Mental, Moral, Spiritual Light 3. An Attribute of Holiness (1) God (2) Christ (3) Christians (4) The Church 4. Symbolism 5. Expressive Terms 1. Origin of Light: The creation of light was the initial step in the creation of life. "Let there be light" (Ge 1:3) was the first word of God spoken after His creative Spirit "moved" upon the primary material out of which He created the heavens and the earth, and which lay, until the utterance of that word, in the chaos of darkness and desolation. Something akin, possibly, to the all-pervasive electro-magnetic activity of the aurora borealis penetrated the chaotic night of the world. The ultimate focusing of light (on the 4th day of creation, Ge 1:14) in suns, stars, and solar systems brought the initial creative process to completion, as the essential condition of all organic life. The origin of light thus finds its explanation in the purpose and very nature of God whom John defines as not only the Author of light but, in an all-inclusive sense, as light itself: "God is light" (1 Joh 1:5). 2. A Comprehensive Term: The word "light" is Divinely rich in its comprehensiveness and meaning. Its material splendor is used throughout the Scriptures as the symbol and synonym of all that is luminous and radiant in the mental, moral and spiritual life of men and angels; while the eternal God, because of His holiness and moral perfection, is pictured as "dwelling in light unapproachable" (1Ti 6:16). Every phase of the word, from the original light in the natural world to the spiritual glory of the celestial, is found in Holy Writ. (1) Natural Light. The light of day (Ge 1:5); of sun, moon and stars; "lights in the firmament" (Ge 1:14-18; Ps 74:16; 136:7; 148:3; Ec 12:2; Re 22:5). Its characteristics are beauty, radiance, utility. It "rejoiceth the heart" (Pr 15:30); "Truly the light is sweet" (Ec 11:7); without it men stumble and are helpless (Joh 11:9,10); it is something for which they wait with inexpressible longing (Job 30:26; compare Ps 130:6). Life, joy, activity and all blessings are dependent upon light. Light and life are almost synonymous to the inhabitants of Palestine, and in the same way darkness and death. Theirs is the land of sunshine. When they go to other lands of clouded skies their only thought is to return to the brightness and sunshine of their native land. In Palestine there is hardly a day in the whole year when the sun does not shine for some part of it, while for five months of the year there is scarcely an interruption of the sunshine. Time is reckoned from sunset to sunset. The day's labor closes with the coming of darkness. "Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening" (Ps 104:23). The suddenness of the change from darkness to light with the rising sun and the disappearance of the sun in the evening is more striking than in more northern countries, and it is not strange that in the ancient days there should have arisen a worship of the sun as the giver of light and happiness, and that Job should mention the enticement of sun-worship when he "beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness" (Job 31:26). The severest plague in Egypt next to the slaying of the firstborn was the plague of darkness which fell upon the Egyptians (Ex 10:23). This love of light finds expression in both Old Testament and New Testament in a very extensive use of the word to express those things which are most to be desired and most helpful to man, and in this connection we find some of the most beautiful figures in the Bible. (2) Artificial Light. When natural light fails, man by discovery or invention provides himself with some temporary substitute, however dim and inadequate. The ancient Hebrews had "oil for the light" (Ex 25:6; 35:8; Le 24:2) and lamps (Ex 35:14; Mt 5:15). "There were many lights. (lampas) in the upper chamber" at Troas, where Paul preached until midnight (Ac 20:8); so Jer 25:10 the Revised Version (British and American), "light of the lamp;" the King James Version, "candle." (3) Miraculous Light. When the appalling plague of "thick darkness," for three days, enveloped the Egyptians, terrified and rendered them helpless, "all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings" (Ex 10:23). Whether the darkness was due to a Divinely-ordered natural cause or the light was the natural light of day, the process that preserved the interspersed Israelites from the encompassing darkness was supernatural. Miraculous, also, even though through natural agency, was the "pillar of fire" that gave light to the Israelites escaping from Pharaoh (Ex 13:21; 14:20; Ps 78:14), "He led them .... all the night with a light of fire." Supernatural was the effulgence at Christ's transfiguration that made "his garments .... white as the light" (Mt 17:2). Under the same category Paul classifies `the great light' that `suddenly shone round about him from heaven' on the way to Damascus (Ac 22:6; compare Ac 9:3). In these rare instances the supernatural light was not only symbolic of an inner spiritual light, but instrumental, in part at least, in revealing or preparing the way for it. (4) Mental, Moral, Spiritual Light. The phenomena of natural light have their counterpart in the inner life of man. Few words lend themselves with such beauty and appropriateness to the experiences, conditions, and radiance of the spiritual life. For this reason the Scriptures use "light" largely in the figurative sense. Borrowed from the natural world, it is, nevertheless, inherently suited to portray spiritual realities. In secular life a distinct line of demarcation is drawn between intellectual and spiritual knowledge and illumination. Education that enlightens the mind may leave the moral man untouched. This distinction rarely obtains in the Bible, which deals with man as a spiritual being and looks upon his faculties as interdependent in their action. (a) A few passages, however, refer to the light that comes chiefly to the intellect or mind through Divine instruction, e.g. Ps 119:130, "The opening of thy words giveth light"; so Pr 6:23, "The law is light." Even here the instruction includes moral as well as mental enlightenment. (b) Moral: Job 24:13,16 has to do exclusively with man's moral attitude to truth: "rebel against the light"; "know not the light." Isa 5:20 describes a moral confusion and blindness, which cannot distinguish light from darkness. (c) For the most part, however, light and life go together. It is the product of salvation: "Yahweh is my light and my salvation" (Ps 27:1). "Light," figuratively used, has to do preeminently with spiritual life, including also the illumination that floods all the faculties of the soul: intellect, conscience, reason, will. In the moral realm the enlightenment of these faculties is dependent wholly on the renewal of the spirit. "In thy light ... we see light" (Ps 36:9); "The life was the light of men" (Joh 1:4). Light is an attribute of holiness, and thus a personal quality. It is the outshining of Deity. 3. An Attribute of Holiness: (1) God. "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all" (1 Joh 1:5). Darkness is the universal symbol and condition of sin and death; light the symbol and expression of holiness. "The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame" (Isa 10:17). God, by His presence and grace, is to us a "marvellous light" (1Pe 2:9). The glory of His holiness and presence is the "everlasting light" of the redeemed in heaven (Isa 60:19,20; Re 21:23,14; 22:5). (2) Christ. Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Joh 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Ge 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory" (Heb 1:3), "the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world" (Joh 1:9) (compare the statements concerning Wisdom in The Wisdom of Solomon 7:25 f and concerning Christ in Heb 1:3; and see CREEDS; LOGOS; JOHANNINE THEOLOGY; WISDOM). As the predicted Messiah, He was to be "for alight of the Gentiles" (Isa 42:6; 49:6). His birth was the fulfillment of this prophecy (Lu 2:32). Jesus called Himself "the light of the world" (Joh 8:12; 9:5; 12:46); As light He was "God .... manifest in the flesh (1Ti 3:16 the King James Version). "The Word was God" (Joh 1:1). Jesus as logos is the eternal expression of God as a word is the expression of a thought. In the threefold essence of His being God is Life (zoe) (Joh 5:26; 6:57); God is Love (agape) (1 Joh 4:8); God is Light (phos) (1 Joh 1:5). Thus Christ, the logos, manifesting the three aspects of the Divine Nature, is Life, Love and Light, and these three are inseparable and constitute the glory. which the disciples beheld in Him, "glory as of the only begotten from the Father" (Joh 1:14). In revealing and giving life, Christ becomes "the light of men" (Joh 1:4). God gives "the light of the knowledge of (his) glory in the face of Jesus Christ" (2Co 4:6), and this salvation is called "the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" (2Co 4:4). Christ is thus the Teacher, Enlightener ("Christ shall give thee light," Eph 5:14 the King James Version), Guide, Saviour of men. (3) Christians. All who catch and reflect the light of God and of Christ are called "light," "lights." (a) John the Baptist: "a burning and a shining light" (Joh 5:35 the King James Version). It is significant that this pre-Christian prophet was termed luchnos, while the disciples of the new dispensation are called phos (Mt 5:14): "Ye are the light of the world." (b) Henceforth Christians and saints were called "children of light" (Lu 16:8; Joh 12:36; Eph 5:8), and were expected to be "seen as lights in the world" (Php 2:15). (c) The Jew who possessed the law mistakenly supposed he was "a light of them that are in darkness" (Ro 2:19). (4) The Church. Zion was to "shine" because her `light had come' (Isa 60:1). The Gentiles were to come to her light (Isa 60:3). Her mission as the enlightener of the world was symbolized in the ornamentations of her priesthood. The Urim of the high priest's breastplate signified light, and the name itself is but the plural form of the Hebrew 'or. It stood for revelation, and thummim for truth. The church of the Christian dispensation was to be even more radiant with the light of God and of Christ. The seven churches of Asia were revealed to John, by the Spirit, as seven golden candlesticks, and her ministers as seven stars, both luminous with the light of the Gospel revelation. In Ephesians, Christ, who is the Light of the world, is the Head of the church, the latter being His body through which His glory is to be manifested to the world, "to make all men see," etc. (Eph 3:9,10). "Unto him be the glory in the church" (Eph 3:21), the church bringing glory to God, by revealing His glory to men through its reproduction of the life and light of Christ. 4. Symbolism: Light symbolizes: (1) the eye, "The light of the body is the eye" (Mt 6:22, the King James Version; Lu 11:34); (2) watchfulhess, "Let your lights (the Revised Version (British and American) "lamps") be burning," the figure being taken from the parable of the Virgins; (3) protection, "armor (Ro 13:12), the garment of a holy and Christ-like life; (4) the sphere of the Christian's daily walk, "inheritance of the saints in light" (Col 1:12); (5) heaven, for the inheritance just referred to includes the world above in which "the Lamb is the light thereof" (6) prosperity, relief (Es 8:16; Job 30:26), in contrast with the calamities of the wicked whose "light .... shall be put out" (Job 18:5); (7) joy and gladness (Job 3:20; Ps 97:11; 112:4); (8) God's favor, the light of thy countenance" (Ps 4:6; 44:3; 89:15), and a king's favor (Pr 16:15); (9) life (Ps 13:3; 49:19; Joh 1:4). 5. Expressive Terms: Expressive terms are: (1) "fruit of the light" (Eph 5:9), i.e. goodness, righteousness, truth; (2) "light in the Lord" (Eph 5:8), indicating the source of light (compare Isa 2:5); (3) "inheritance of the saints in light" (Col 1:12), a present experience issuing in heaven; (4) "Father of lights" (Jas 1:17), signifying the Creator of the heavenly bodies; (5) "marvellous light" (1Pe 2:9), the light of God's presence and fellowship; (6) "Walk in the light" (1 Joh 1:7), in the light of God's teaching and companionship; (7) "abideth in the light" (1 Joh 2:10), in love, Divine and fraternal; (8) "Light of the glorious gospel of Christ "; "light of the knowledge of the glory of God" (2Co 4:4,6 the King James Version). Dwight M. Pratt

Light the offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually described among the Hebrews under imagery derived from light" (1 Kings 11:36; Isa. 58:8; Esther 8:16; Ps. 97:11). Light came also naturally to typify true religion and the felicity it imparts (Ps. 119:105; Isa. 8:20; Matt. 4:16, etc.), and the glorious inheritance of the redeemed (Col. 1:12; Rev. 21:23-25). God is said to dwell in light inaccessible (1 Tim. 6:16). It frequently signifies instruction (Matt. 5:16; John 5:35). In its highest sense it is applied to Christ as the "Sun of righteousness" (Mal. 4:2; Luke 2:32; John 1:7-9). God is styled "the Father of lights" (James 1:17). It is used of angels (2 Cor. 11:14), and of John the Baptist, who was a "burning and a shining light" (John 5:35), and of all true disciples, who are styled "the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14).

light I. n. 1. Medium of vision. 2. Diffusion of luminous rays. 3. Daybreak, sunrise, dawn, daylight, break of day, peep of day. 4. Candle, lamp, taper. 5. Instruction, knowledge, information, comprehension, insight. 6. Illustration, explanation, elucidation. 7. Window, pane (of glass), etc. 8. Public notice. 9. Aspect, point of view. II. a. 1. Buoyant, of little weight. 2. Easy (to be borne), not burdensome. 3. Easy (to be done), not difficult. 4. Porous, spongy, well leavened (said of bread). 5. Loose, sandy (said of soil). 6. Unencumbered, unburdened, free from impediments. 7. Slight, trifling, small, inconsiderable, moderate. 8. Gossamery, flimsy, unsubstantial. 9. Frivolous, fickle, unsteady, volatile, unsettled. 10. Gay, airy, buoyant, light-hearted. 11. Bright, clear, not dark. 12. Whitish, of a whitish shade. III. v. a. 1. Kindle, ignite, set fire to, set on fire, apply the match to. 2. Illumine, give light to, guide by light. 3. Illuminate, lighten, illume, irradiate.

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