cynosure

English Thesaurus

1. something that strongly attracts attention and admiration (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	center, center of attention, centre, centre of attention,
definition	:	the object upon which interest and attention focuses (noun.cognition)

2. something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance,
definition	:	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action (noun.communication)