wonderglow
wonderglow noun: a wondrous or glorious glow.
Noun
wonderglow (plural not attested)
- A wondrous or glorious glow.
- And now his parents begin to catch from him the wonderglow: Mother Mary's own birth is described as a miracle, and we hear much about her holy girlhood, how, when three years old, she was taken to the Temple to be brought up, and on the third step of the altar […]1860, 1888, T. Astley Atkins, Adriaen Van Der Donck
- How is it that so noble a type of humanity has become strange to us ! that Moses and Isaiah no longer speak to us as man to man, but as though from the wonderglow of the Transfiguration mount to the toiling throng in the plain below?1891, The Coming Day, volumes 1-2, page 123
- Synonyms:
- wondershine
Examples of wonderglow in a sentence
- Even in the very presence of death, Judy remembered the wonderglow on Olive's drab face when the girl had mentioned the baby who would come to Rogues' Harbor in the winter.1918, Grace Miller White, Judy of Rogues' Harbor, page 202:
- They ignored him, caught in the wonderglow that was ill-advised lust.2010, Kathleen O'Reilly, Midnight Resolutions, page 117:
- There, captured in the wonderglow, sterilized and motionless, were all the things that had ravaged him and finally left him lame.2019, James Webb, Fields of Fire:
Synonyms of wonderglow
Forms of wonderglow
| alternative form | wonder-glow |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wonder glow |
Origin of wonderglow
From wonder + glow.
Questions about wonderglow
- What does wonderglow mean?
- Wonderglow means a wondrous or glorious glow.
- How do you use wonderglow in a sentence?
- Even in the very presence of death, Judy remembered the wonderglow on Olive's drab face when the girl had mentioned the baby who would come to Rogues' Harbor in the winter.
- What part of speech is wonderglow?
- Wonderglow is a noun.
Words near wonderglow in the dictionary
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