the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bright
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
(2):
(a.) Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.
(3):
(a.) Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
(4):
(a.) Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
(5):
(adv.) Brightly.
(6):
(a.) Transmitting light; clear; transparent.
(7):
(a.) Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
(8):
(v. i.) See Brite, v. i.
(9):
(a.) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
(10):
(a.) Illustrious; glorious.
(11):
(n.) Splendor; brightness.
(12):
(v. t.) To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bright'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bright.html. 1828.
