illumination

Meanings

Plural: illuminations

Noun

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
• the degree of visibility of your environment
• an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
• the luminous flux incident on a unit area
• painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
• 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).
• Splendour; brightness.
• Enlightening influence; inspiration.

Synonyms

clarification, elucidation, illuminance, light, lumination, miniature

Related Words

illuminator