Effulgence

Origin

From Latin ex- ("out of, from") and fulgere ("to shine").

Full definition of effulgence

Noun

1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
• 1875, Henry James, , New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 457He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence.

Related terms

• effulgent
• refulgence