Shining Path Syllabification: (Shin·ing Path)Definition of Shining Path a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary movement and terrorist organization, founded in 1970 and led by Abimael Guzmán (1934-) until his capture and imprisonment in 1992. Origin:translating Spanish Sendero LuminosoShining Path in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shining Path in the British & World English dictionary