illumination | ||
1. | [ noun ] (religion) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination | |
Synonyms: | light | |
Examples: | "follow God's light" |
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Related terms: | condition condition | |
2. | [ noun ] the degree of visibility of your environment | |
Related terms: | state dark light light | |
3. | [ noun ] (physics) the luminous flux incident on a unit area | |
Synonyms: | illuminance | |
Related terms: | luminosity light | |
4. | [ noun ] an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding | |
Synonyms: | elucidation clarification | |
Examples: | "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" |
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Related terms: | interpretation disambiguation clarify clarify | |
5. | [ noun ] (fine art) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) | |
Synonyms: | miniature | |
Related terms: | painting middle_ages | |
Similar spelling: |
illuminating illuminate illuminant illuminated illuminance Iluminada |