celestial body An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are often us ...

, as the sun or

moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...

or an object that gives

light Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 te ...

; or, a person of eminence or brilliant achievement. From

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligi ...

''luminarie'' or late

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

''luminarium'', from

''lumen'', ''lumin-'' "light". Luminary may also refer to: *

Luminary (astrology) The luminaries were what traditional astrologers called the two astrological "planets" which were the brightest and most important objects in the heavens, that is, the Sun and the Moon. Luminary means, source of light. The Sun and Moon, being the ...

, in traditional astrology, one of the two brightest and most astrological planets: the Sun and the Moon * Luminary (Gnosticism), of which four are typically given

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*'' The Luminary'', Atlanta, Georgia's first newspaper (1846–1849) * ''Luminary'' (Laramore), a public artwork created in 2008 on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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* "Luminary" (''Millennium''), the 12th episode of season 2 (and 34th overall) of ''Millennium'', which aired in 1998 *'' Global Luminary'' or ''Luminary – Rise of the Goonzu'', a game on game portal NDOORS *'' The Luminaries'', 2013 novel by Eleanor Catton *The Luminary, the player character of ''

Dragon Quest XI ''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running ''Dragon Quest'' video game series, it was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017 a ...

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* Luminary Group, a licensing and intellectual property management company * Luminary (podcast network), a subscription podcast network

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