This synonym for "splendor" often refers to high intelligence, or to the shine of a diamond
... since 
the number seven was the highest digit in the alchemical hierarchy, ... One of the 
paintings of Splendor Solis (1582), for example, shows a man... [DOC] [TLE] BEYOND  CHRIST MICHAEL [PAR] High Priest of Telos and member of the Planetary Council of Urantia .... All That Is
, presenting all the shining diamond souls, telling him: Beloved father of mine, 
this is .... You refer to me as Adam.