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English
Etymology
From pro- + Latin fulgeō (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
profulgent (comparative more profulgent, superlative most profulgent)
- (obsolete) Shining out; gleaming.
1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “ Supposed Confessions of a Second-rate Sensitive Mind”, in The Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1884, →OCLC, page 16:Truth may stand forth unmoved of change, / An image with profulgent brows, / And perfect limbs, […]
References
Middle English
Adjective
profulgent
- Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.