shineth
Emits bright beams
Shineth is an archaic second- and third-person singular form of shine, found in older English texts and particularly in the King James Bible: The light shineth in darkness.
Like other -eth verb endings (giveth, taketh, cometh), it marks a style that sounds biblical, poetic, or deliberately antiquated.
Modern speakers encounter it mainly in religious quotations, hymns, or texts imitating early modern English.
Steady, soft light
- gleamFaint reflected light
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- lusterSoft reflected light
sheen · dazzle · shimmer · sparkle · glisten · twinkle · effulgence · refulgence
Dedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- celestialOf the sky above
- blessedReceiving divine favor
angelic · beatific · glory · halo · godly · transcendent · spiritual · sanctified
Of late 1500s England
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- bygoneOf earlier times
vintage · historic · classical · ancient · medieval · Renaissance · liturgical · thine
glow
Steady, soft light
- gleamFaint reflected light
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
luster · sheen · dazzle · shimmer · sparkle · glisten · twinkle · effulgence · refulgence · incandescence
holy
Dedicated to the divine
blessed · angelic · beatific · glory · halo · godly · transcendent · spiritual · sanctified · ethereal
Elizabethan
Of late 1500s England
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- antiquatedOld and outdated
bygone · vintage · historic · classical · ancient · medieval · Renaissance · liturgical · thine · thee
- rise and shineCheerful wake-up call
- rain or shineGuaranteed to occur
- shine throughBecome evident despite concealment
- come rain or shineWithout exception, always
- shoe shineBuffing leather footwear
- let it shine