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Illumination

//ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. countable, uncountable

    "The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles."

  2. 2
    painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) wordnet
  3. 3
    Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the luminous flux incident on a unit area wordnet
  5. 5
    Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding wordnet
  2. 7
    Splendour; brightness. countable, figuratively, uncountable
  3. 8
    the degree of visibility of your environment wordnet
  4. 9
    Enlightening influence; inspiration. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many."

  5. 10
    a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

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