Beacon and Sun

Beacon

Beacon noun - Something that provides illumination.

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Sun and beacon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sun" instead a noun "Beacon".

Nearby Word: beaconing

Sun noun - The light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves.

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Beacon and sun are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beacon" instead a noun "Sun".

Nearby Words: sunless, sunlit

alien	alien beacon	alien sun
artificial	artificial beacon	artificial sun
single	single beacon	single sun
visible	visible beacon	visible sun
Other adjectives: small, bright, huge, tiny, shining, orange, giant.

Sun Court - One must stand against the sins of the world and serve as a beacon to others.

Source: Tabletop Game / Changeling: The Lost
In The Silmarillion, the sun and moon were fruits of the Trees of Valinor, Teleperion and Laurelin, that were put in hallowed lamps and carried across the skies by two maiar spirits (equivalent to lesser angels) as a warning to Melkor and a beacon of hope to the Children of Ilúvatar.

Source: Solar and Lunar
Sollux does it again when he telekinetically flies the troll's asteroid toward the beacon of the Green Sun, their only hope of survival, at the rapid speed necessary to get there before the beacon's path fades.

Source: Determinator / Web Comics

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