Light Of One’s Life Meaning & Sentence Examples

Light Of One’s Life Definition, Sentence Examples

LIGHT OF ONE’S LIFE MEANING – Find out what the light of one’s life really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The idiom “light of one’s life” has been used since the time of Ancient Greece. The first recorded use of the phrase is in Euripides’ play “Andromache,” in which the title character’s mother refers to her son.

The phrase was originally “Eye of My Life” (the direct translation from Greek), and when translated to English, it became “Light of My Life.” This idiom appears in some very well-known passages, such as the following one from Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita.”

Meaning:

someone who brings one great joy.
a soulmate to another person
a person who makes another’s life better.
the one you cherish beyond all others.
someone who makes living worthwhile.

Mother-and-son — Photo Source: Family – LoveToKnow

Here are examples of sentences that use the light of one’s life:

You should see the person you marry as the light of your life.
His son is the light of her life.
Cara has been the light of my life ever since I first met her 70 years ago today.
I met the light of my life when we were just kids, and we’ve been at each other’s side ever since.

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