inner light
noun
often capitalized I&L
: a divine presence held (as in Quaker doctrine) to enlighten and guide the soul
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Give your inner light a chance to shine, touch people’s lives and enrich the world around you.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
This effect is especially powerful at night, for example when the inner light of the 71 heading downtown from Westwood passes through Beverly Hills, accenting the ruby red glamour of the Beverly Hilton sign and spotlighting the Waldorf Astoria’s platinum one.
—Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Kazan deftly manages to convey Sister’s James struggle between innocent naivety and the loss of inner light that comes with considering ugly possible truths.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Here are horses being led by riders searching the forest for an inner light.
—John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
This effect is especially powerful at night, for example when the inner light of the 71 heading downtown from Westwood passes through Beverly Hills, accenting the ruby red glamour of the Beverly Hilton sign and spotlighting the Waldorf Astoria’s platinum one.
—Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Kazan deftly manages to convey Sister’s James struggle between innocent naivety and the loss of inner light that comes with considering ugly possible truths.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
Here are horses being led by riders searching the forest for an inner light.
—John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Inner light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20light. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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