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illumination |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illumination \Il*lu`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. illuminatio: cf F. illumination.] 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. 3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See {Illuminate}, v. t., 3. 4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also an ornamented book or manuscript. 5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work --Felton. 6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illumination n 1: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: {light}] 2: the degree of visibility of your environment 3: the luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: {illuminance}] 4: a painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: {miniature}]
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