wondershine

English

Etymology

From wonder +‎ shine.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

wondershine (uncountable)

1. (rare) A wondrous or glorious glow or shine
   • 2013, Michael Tolkien, Rainbow, page 150:

     Not some fabled pot at the rainbow foot
     that rewards its finder with precious metal
     and undreamed-of worldly wealth, but one filled
     with a kind of 'wondershine', and more priceless.

   • 2017, Lena Dalkeith, Stories from French History:

     Presently when she had become more used to the light and dared to look again, she saw an angel's face appearing through the wondershine, and heard a voice which said: "Jeanne, the Lord God hath chosen thee to save France."

Synonyms

• wonderglow