Associations to the word «Cynosure»

Wiktionary

CYNOSURE, noun. (usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
CYNOSURE, noun. (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
CYNOSURE, noun. Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.

Dictionary definition

CYNOSURE, noun. Something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by".
CYNOSURE, noun. Something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin