Noun
Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly bodies.
One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOne luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. Robert Frost
Pleasant to bring back the divisions of a parish; Also pleasant to us the time of paradise. Pleasant, the moon, a luminary in the heavens; Also pleasant where there is a good rememberer. Taliesin
he was host to a large gathering of luminaries Source: Internet
At about this time, Burke joined the circle of leading intellectuals and artists in London of whom Samuel Johnson was the central luminary. Source: Internet
A tax on tallows and another on the manufacture of the candles increased by 5 pennies the cost of his luminary, which became thus more expensive than the value of the product that it could shed light upon. Source: Internet
Also essential, both for Bloomsday and for any trip to Dublin, is a tour of – perhaps one of the most fascinating and historic places in the whole city, due to the vast expanse of lives both ordinary and luminary that rest there eternally. Source: Internet