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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REFUL'GENCE,
REFUL'GENCY, n. [L. refulgens, refulgeo; re and fulgeo, to shine.] A flood of light; splendor.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin refulgentia, from refulgent-, refulgens, present participle of refulg?re to shine brightly, from re- + fulg?re to shine — more at fulgent Date: 1634 a radiant or resplendent quality or state ; brilliance • refulgent adjective

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Refulgence Re*ful"gence (r?*f?l"jens), Refulgency Re*ful"gen*cy (-jen*s?), n. [L. refulgentia. See Refulgent.] The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n.; (also refulgency) Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence.