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Webster 1913 Edition
Illumination
Il-luˊmi-na′tion
,Noun.
[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 , 3.
Illuminate
, Verb.
T.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Illumination
ILLUMINA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of rendering a house or a town light, by placing lights at the windows, or in elevated situations, as a manifestation of joy; or the state of being thus rendered light.2.
That which gives light. The sun--is an illumination created.
3.
Brightness; splendor.4.
Infusion of intellectual light; an enlightening of the understanding by knowledge, or the mind by spiritual light.5.
The act, art or practice of adorning manuscripts and books with pictures.6.
Inspiration; the special communication of knowledge to the mind by the Supreme Being. Hymns and psalms--are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired.
Definition 2024
illumination
illumination
English
Noun
illumination (countable and uncountable, plural illuminations)
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
Translations
the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated
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festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights
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adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin illuminatio, illuminationem.
Noun
illumination f (plural illuminations)
- enlightenment (philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge)
- illumination, lighting