Light | Meaning of light

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light (noun)
A source of illumination.
Put that light out!

light (noun)
Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Can you throw any light on this problem?

light (noun)
A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.

light (noun)
A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
I'm really seeing you in a different light today.

light (noun)
A flame or something used to create fire.
Hey, buddy, you got a light?

light (noun)
A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
A Bengal light.

light (noun)
A window, or space for a window in architecture.
This facade has eight south-facing lights.

light (noun)
The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.

light (noun)
Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.

light (noun)
The power of perception by vision.

light (noun)
The brightness of the eye or eyes.

light (noun)
A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
To get to our house, turn right at the third light.

light (verb)
To start (a fire).
We lit the fire to get some heat.

light (verb)
To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
She lit her last match.

light (verb)
To illuminate.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.

light (verb)
To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.

light (verb)
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

light (adjective)
Having light.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.

light (adjective)
Pale in colour.

light (adjective)
Of low weight; not heavy.
My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.

light (adjective)
Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
We took a light aircraft down to the city.

light (adjective)
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.

light (adjective)
Easy to endure or perform.
Light duties around the house.

light (adjective)
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.

light (adjective)
Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
I made some light comment, and we moved on.

light (adjective)
Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
Light troops; a troop of light horse.

light (adjective)
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.

light (adjective)
Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.

light (adjective)
Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.

light (adjective)
Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
Light coin.

light (adjective)
Easily interrupted by stimulation.
Light sleep; light anesthesia.

light (adverb)
Carrying little.
I prefer to travel light.

light (verb)
To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

light (verb)
To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.

light (verb)
To stop upon ; to notice.

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January 24, 2019

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[kimmanning]

The anointing of God is on the truth. He dwells in truth.

[parsatangestani]

Whats the meaning of light on the reading?
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[honestman]

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