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fiat lux

fiat lux phrase: let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.

fiat lux: let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom
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Phrase

fiat lux

  1. Let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.

Origin of fiat lux

From Latin fīat lūx (“let there be light”).

Questions about fiat lux

What does fiat lux mean?
Fiat lux means let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.
What part of speech is fiat lux?
Fiat lux is a phrase.

Words near fiat lux in the dictionary

  1. fiascoes
  2. fiascos
  3. fiat
  4. fiat currencies
  5. fiat currency
  6. fiat lux
  7. fiat money
  8. fiat moneys
  9. fiat monies
  10. fiated
  11. fiating

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