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illumination

Syllabification: (il·lu·mi·na·tion)
Pronunciation: /iˌlo͞oməˈnāSHən/

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Definition of illumination

noun

  • 1lighting or light:higher levels of illumination are needed for reading
  • (often illuminations) a display of lights on a building or other structure.
  • 3the art of illuminating a manuscript.
  • an illuminated design in a manuscript.
  • 4clarification:these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject
  • spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate)

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