guiding light n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}, {notability}]
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "guiding light": ambition, aspiration, basis, calling, cause, consideration, goal, ground, guiding star, ideal, inspiration, intention, lodestar, mainspring, matter, motive, principle, reason, sake, score, source, spring, ulterior motive, vocation