in the light of
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
In the illumination from (a source of light).
prep
Based on conclusions derived from (a source of knowledge, evidence or inspiration).
Canadian usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "In the light of the Sun"
- "2007, Lawrence A. Hoffman (editor), My People′s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 1: The Sh′ma and Its Blessings, page 51, The angels lived endlessly in the light of God′s chariot, praising God by saying “Holy, Holy, Holy,” just as Isaiah had seen."
- "In the light of faith I gain wisdom in the wisdom of the Word your Son; in the light of faith I am strong, constant, persevering; in the light of faith I have hope: It does not let me faint along the way."
- "2005, Simon Blackburn, “hermeneutic circle," entry in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, page 165, Similarly, we may hold that the past can only be understood in the light of the present, and the present only understood in the light of the past."
- "In the light of cases such as this, one should perhaps be careful about suggesting general disapproval of ‘consumer’ objections to wind farm development."