'Illumination' definitions:
Definition of 'illumination'
(from WordNet)
noun
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: light, illumination]
noun
The degree of visibility of your environment
noun
An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination]
noun
The luminous flux incident on a unit area [syn: illuminance, illumination]
noun
Painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) [syn: miniature, illumination]
Definition of 'Illumination'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript. [1913 Webster]
- 5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. [1913 Webster]
- The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. --Felton. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. [1913 Webster]
- Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'illumination'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- accomplishments,
- acquisition of knowledge,
- acquisitions,
- acrylic painting,
- adjunct,
- adornment,
- allegorization,
- altarpiece,
- arc lighting,
- arrangement,
- attainments,
- awareness,
- black and white,
- block print,
- brightness,
- catechization,
- chiaroscuro,
- clarification,
- coaching,
- collage,
- color,
- color patterns,
- color print,
- color printing,
- coloration,
- coloring,
- contrast,
- copy,
- cracking,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- decipherment,
- decoding,
- decor,
- decoration,
- decorative lighting,
- demonstration,
- demythologization,
- didactics,
- diptych,
- direct lighting,
- direction,
- dyeing,
- edification,
- editing,
- education,
- elaboration,
- electric lighting,
- elucidation,
- emanation,
- embellishment,
- emblazonment,
- emblazonry,
- embroidery,
- emendation,
- encaustic cerography,
- encaustic painting,
- engraving,
- enlightenment,
- euhemerism,
- exegesis,
- exemplification,
- explanation,
- explication,
- exposition,
- expounding,
- festoon lighting,
- finger painting,
- floodlighting,
- flourish,
- flower arrangement,
- flower painting,
- fluorescence,
- fluorescent lighting,
- fresco,
- fresco painting,
- furniture arrangement,
- garnish,
- garnishment,
- garniture,
- gaslighting,
- genre painting,
- glow lighting,
- gouache,
- grisaille,
- guidance,
- highlight,
- highlights,
- icon,
- illustration,
- image,
- impasto,
- incandescence,
- incandescent lighting,
- indirect lighting,
- information,
- insight,
- instruction,
- irradiance,
- irradiancy,
- irradiation,
- learning,
- liberal education,
- light,
- light and shade,
- light source,
- lighting,
- likeness,
- lithography,
- luminosity,
- luminous energy,
- miniature,
- monochrome,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- mural,
- mural painting,
- oil painting,
- ornament,
- ornamentation,
- overhead lighting,
- painting,
- panorama,
- pedagogics,
- pedagogy,
- phosphorescence,
- photograph,
- photosensitivity,
- picture,
- picturization,
- pigmentation,
- portraiture,
- poster painting,
- print,
- private teaching,
- programmed instruction,
- radiance,
- radiancy,
- radiant energy,
- radiation,
- rationale,
- reason,
- reeducation,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- revelation,
- schooling,
- self-instruction,
- self-teaching,
- sidelight,
- simplification,
- solution,
- sophistication,
- spoon-feeding,
- spot lighting,
- stage lighting,
- stained glass window,
- staining,
- stencil,
- still life,
- store of knowledge,
- strip lighting,
- tableau,
- tapestry,
- teaching,
- the brush,
- tinction,
- tinging,
- tinting,
- tonality,
- trim,
- trimming,
- triptych,
- tuition,
- tutelage,
- tutorage,
- tutoring,
- tutorship,
- understanding,
- unlocking,
- visible radiation,
- wall painting,
- wash,
- wash drawing,
- window dressing
Words containing 'Illumination'
- Illuminable,
- Illuminant,
- Illuminate,
- Illuminated,
- Illuminating,
- Illuminative,
- Illuminator,
- Illumine,
- Illuminer,
- Illuminism,
- Illuminize,
- Illuminized,
- Illuminizing,
- Illuminous,
- illuminance,
- Illuminating gas,
- Unit of illumination,
- illumination unit,
- source of illumination,
- ultraviolet illumination,
- dark field illumination,
- dark ground illumination