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1. A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
   "follow God's illumination"
   - light
    
2. The degree of visibility of your environment
    
3. An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
   "the professor's illumination helped her to understand the textbook"
   - clarification, elucidation
    
4. The luminous flux incident on a unit area
   - illuminance
    
5. Painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
   - miniature

Derived forms: illuminations

See also: illuminate

Type of: brightness, brightness level, condition, interpretation, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, painting, picture, state, status

Encyclopedia: Illumination