Bible Dictionaries
Cynosure

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.

(2):

(n.) That which serves to direct.

(3):

(n.) Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cynosure'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cynosure.html. 1828.