prae-lūceo, xi, 2, v. n.
I To shine or give light before; to hold or carry a light before , to light.
A Lit.
1 Of those who carry a light: servus praelucens, Suet. Aug. 29: alicui, Stat. S. 1, 2, 89.—
2 Of the light itself: praeluxere faces, Mart. 12, 42, 3: ne ignis noster praeluceat facinori, Phaedr. 4, 11, 9.—
B Trop.
1 In gen., to shine forth , be bright : amicitia bonā spe praelucet in posterum, Cic. Lael. 7, 23.—With acc.: lumenque tuae praeluceo vitae, Aus. Idyll. 4, 95.—
2 In partic., to shine brighter , to outshine , surpass : nullus sinus Baiis praelucet, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 83.—*
II To shine very much , shine brightly : baculum praelucet, Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141.