LIGHT WITHIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Light Within mean? 

• LIGHT WITHIN (noun)
  The noun LIGHT WITHIN has 1 sense:

1. a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

  Familiarity information: LIGHT WITHIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIGHT WITHIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Synonyms:

Christ Within; Inner Light; Light; Light Within

Hypernyms ("Light Within" is a kind of...):

ethical motive; ethics; morality; morals (motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)

 Context examples 

I was soon within sight of Mr. Peggotty's house, and of the light within it shining through the window.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Testing the device's characteristics when subjected to variations of ambient light within its surroundings.

(Device Light Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Ah, sighed the woman heavily, if I had but a child, as red as blood and as white as snow, and as she spoke the words, her heart grew light within her, and it seemed to her that her wish was granted, and she returned to the house feeling glad and comforted.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)