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Noun: illumination  i`loomu'neyshun
  1. A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
    - light
     
  2. The degree of visibility of your environment
     
  3. An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
    - 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