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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Illumination \Il*lu`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F.
     illumination.]
     1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the
        state of being illuminated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored
        illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented
        book or manuscript.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness;
        splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his
              work.                                 --Felton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the
        mind by God; inspiration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation
              beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are
              inspired.                             --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Illumination \Il*lu`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F.
     illumination.]
     1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the
        state of being illuminated.
  
     2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  
     3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored
        illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
  
     4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented
        book or manuscript.
  
     5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness;
        splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
  
              The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his
              work.                                 --Felton.
  
     6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the
        mind by God; inspiration.
  
              Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation
              beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are
              inspired.                             --Hooker.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     Γαλλικά n.
     η φωταγώγηση, η φωταγωγία, η φωταψία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of
  being illuminated.
     2 festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
     3 adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
  (m en illuminate) (transitive verb).
     4 (lb en figurative) Splendour; brightness.
     5 (lb en figurative) enlighten influence; inspiration.
  <!--Chambers 1908; says it's biblical-->

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of
  being illuminated.
     2 festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
     3 adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
  (m en illuminate) (transitive verb).
     4 (lb en figurative) Splendour; brightness.
     5 (lb en figurative) enlighten influence; inspiration.
  <!--Chambers 1908; says it's biblical-->

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of
  being illuminated.
     2 festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
     3 adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
  (m en illuminate) (transitive verb).
     4 (lb en figurative) Splendour; brightness.
     5 (lb en figurative) enlighten influence; inspiration.
  <!--Chambers 1908; says it's biblical-->

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of
  being illuminated.
     2 festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
     3 adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See
  (m en illuminate) (transitive verb).
     4 (lb en figurative) Splendour; brightness.
     5 (lb en figurative) enlighten influence; inspiration.
  <!--Chambers 1908; says it's biblical-->

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     Ranska n.
     1 valaisu; (''monikossa'') ulkovalot, valot
     2 valaistuminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 belysning, upplysning
     2 utsmyckning av handskrift med färglagda initialer, randornament och
  bilder som belyser texten

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  illumination
     n.
     1 belysning, upplysning
     2 utsmyckning av handskrift med färglagda initialer, randornament och
  bilder som belyser texten

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Illumination /ɪlˌuːmiːnatsjˈoːn/ 
  illumination 
     Synonym: Buchmalerei

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Illumination /ɪlˌuːmiːnatsjˈoːn/ 
   [relig.] spiritual enlightenment , illumination 
     Synonym: göttliche Erleuchtung

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Illumination /ɪlˌuːmiːnatsjˈoːn/ 
  illumination 
   see: Illuminationen

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]


  Illumination /ɪlˌuːmiːnˌatsɪˈoːn/
  illuminatie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Illumination /ɪlˌuːmɪnˈeɪʃən/
  الإضاءة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  illumination //ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən// //ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən// 
  1. илюстрации
  adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations
  2. светлинна украса
  festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights
  3. осветяване
  the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated