Hypertext Webster Gateway: "effulgence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Effulgence \Ef*ful"gence\, n.
The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of
light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
The effulgence of his glory abides. --Milton.
The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. --Beattie.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
effulgence
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
[syn: {radiance}, {radiancy}, {shine}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}]
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