beacon vs darkness

beacon

noun
  • That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path. 

  • An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon. 

  • A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. 

  • A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers. 

  • A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. 

  • A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501) 

verb
  • To furnish with a beacon or beacons. 

  • To act as a beacon. 

  • To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. 

darkness

noun
  • Secrecy; concealment. 

  • Lack of knowledge; obscurity or meaning or intelligibility; the unknown. 

  • The product of being dark. 

  • Gloom; gloominess; depression. 

  • The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light. 

  • Hell. 

  • The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color. 

  • Lack of understanding or compassion; spiritual or mental blindness. 

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