English Explanatory Dictionary

let there be light

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used as a metaphor for the spread of wisdom.

Pronunciation

/lɛt ðɛɹ bi ləɪːt/ [lɛʔ ðɛɚɹ bi ləɪʔ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-let there be light.wav

Word forms

let there be light

Etymology

Subjunctive use from Genesis 1:3 in the King James Bible: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

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