illumination
illumination has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 12.
Definitions
- n.. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- n.. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- n.. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
- v. t.. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
- v. t.. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
- v. t.. The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
- n.. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- n.. the luminous flux incident on a unit area
- n.. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
- n.. the degree of visibility of your environment
- n.. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"