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|lshtext=<b>fulgor</b>: ōris, m. [[fulgeo]],<br /><b>I</b> [[lightning]], a [[flash]] of [[lightning]] ([[mostly]] [[poet]]. for [[fulgur]]): fulgorem [[quoque]] cernimus [[ante]] Quam tonitrum accipimus, Lucr. 6, 170 Lachm. N. cr.; so ib. 217; Verg. A. 8, 524; Ov. M. 7, 619.—In <[[number]] opt="n">plur.</[[number]]>: prospera [[Juppiter]] his dextris fulgoribus [[edit]], Cic. poët. Div. 2, 39, 82; cf. id. Rep. 6, 17: ([[anhelitus]] terrae) cum se in nubem induerint, tum et fulgores et tonitrua exsistere, id. Div. 2, 19, 44.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., [[flash]], [[glitter]], [[gleam]], [[brightness]], [[splendor]] ([[mostly]] [[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lit.: cujus (candelabri) fulgore collucere [[atque]] illustrari Jovis [[templum]] oportebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 32, § 71; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44: armorum, Hor. C. 2, 1, 19; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 30: [[vestis]], Ov. M. 11, 617; cf.: purpureae abollae, Suet. Calig. 35: speculorum, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 68: solis, Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 142; Suet. Aug. 79: carbunculi, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 93: oculos tremulo fulgore micantes, Ov. A. A. 2, 721: [[fulgor]] ab [[auro]], Lucr. 2, 51: non fumum ex fulgore, sed ex [[fumo]] [[dare]] lucem Cogitat, Hor. A. P. 143: stellae solis fulgore obumbrantur, Sen. Q. N. 1, 1, 11.—In <[[number]] opt="n">plur.</[[number]]>: cum stupet insanis [[acies]] fulgoribus, i. e. [[glittering]] utensils, [[plate]], Hor. S. 2, 2, 5.—*<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Concr., a [[shining]] [[star]]: [[deinde]] est hominum generi [[prosperus]] et [[salutaris]] [[ille]] [[fulgor]], qui dicitur Jovis, Cic. Rep. 6, 17.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Trop., [[brightness]], [[splendor]], [[glory]], [[renown]]: nominis et famae [[quondam]] fulgore trahebar, Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 39: gloriae, Val. Max. 8, 1, 11; cf.: omnibus fulgore quodam suae claritatis tenebras obduxit, Quint. 10, 1, 72: urit fulgore suo qui praegravat artes, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 13: [[avitus]], Vell. 2, 4 fin.: rerum, Plin. 7, 26, 27, § 95.