resplend

intransitive verb

re·​splend

rə̇ˈsplend,

rēˈs-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to shine resplendently : be resplendent

natural moral values resplend among all other values

—Dietrich von Hildebrand

Word History

Etymology

Middle English resplenden, from Latin resplendēre

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