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Illumination

see synonyms of illumination

Noun

1. illumination, light

a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

Example Sentences:
'follow God's light'

2. illumination

the degree of visibility of your environment

3. clarification, elucidation, illumination

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

Example Sentences:
'the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook'

4. illuminance, illumination

the luminous flux incident on a unit area

5. illumination, miniature

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Illumination

see synonyms of illumination
noun
1. 
the act of illuminating or the state of being illuminated
2. 
a source of light
3. (often plural) mainly British
a light or lights, esp coloured lights, used as decoration in streets, parks, etc
4. 
spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; insight or understanding
5. 
the act of making understood; clarification
6. 
decoration in colours, gold, or silver used on some manuscripts or printed works
7. physics another name (not in technical usage) for illuminance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Illumination

see synonyms of illumination
noun
1. 
an illuminating or being illuminated
; specif.,
a. 
a lighting up; supplying of light
b. 
clarification; explanation
c. 
enlightenment; instruction
d. 
decoration with lights
e. 
decoration of manuscripts with designs, colors, etc.
2. 
the intensity of light per unit of area
3. 
the designs, tracings, etc. used in decorating manuscripts
4. 
decorative lighting, as for a city

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Illumination

see synonyms of illumination
n.
1.
a. The act of illuminating.
b. The state of being illuminated.
2. A source of light.
3. Decorative lighting.
4. Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
5. Clarification; elucidation.
6.
a. The art or act of decorating a text, page, or initial letter with ornamental designs, images, or lettering.
b. An example of this art.
7. Physics The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light. Also called illuminance.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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