lūmĭnāre, āris, n. [lumen], that whieh gives light, a light-giver (mostly in plur.).
I A luminary, a heavenly body : fecitque Deus duo luminaria magna, Vulg. Gen. 1, 16.—
II A light, lamp , burned in the Jewish temple and in Christian churches, Vulg. Exod. 35, 8 (cf. lucerna): accenduntur luminaria, Hier. adv. Vigil. 3.—
III A window-shutter, window : luminaria lata, Cato R. R. 14: octavam partem tolli luminarium aedium ad Streniae memineris, Cic. Att. 15, 26, 4.