曜よう霊れいMeanings1nounthe sunrare termRare literary term for the sun, personifying it with a spiritual or divine nuance. Not used in everyday conversation; modern Japanese uses 太陽 or 日.古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、曜よう霊れいが神しん聖せいな光ひかりの源みなもととして描えがかれることがある。In classical literature, 曜霊 is sometimes depicted as a sacred source of light.