Definition of illumination. Meaning of illumination. Synonyms of illumination

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Definition of illumination

Illumination
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.

Meaning of illumination from wikipedia

- up illumination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Illumination may refer to: Illumination, an observable property and effect of light Illumination (lighting)...
- Illumination! is a 1964 album by the Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison ****tet, featuring John Coltrane Quartet bandmates Jones, Garrison and pianist McCoy Tyner...
- Illumination, formerly known as Illumination Entertainment, is an American animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and is a division of Universal...
- Illuminationism (Persian حكمت اشراق hekmat-e eshrāq, Arabic: حكمة الإشراق ḥikmat al-ishrāq, both meaning "Wisdom of the Rising Light"), also known as...
- flourishes. The introduction of printing rapidly led to the decline of illumination. Illuminated m****cripts continued to be produced in the early 16th century...
- This is a list of productions produced by Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment), an American film and animation studio based in Santa...
- Global illumination (GI), or indirect illumination, is a group of algorithms used in 3D computer graphics that are meant to add more realistic lighting...
- American animated adventure comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. The film was directed by Benjamin Renner...
- Critical illumination or Nelsonian illumination is a method of specimen illumination used for transmitted and reflected light (trans- and epi-illuminated)...
- Köhler illumination is a method of specimen illumination used for transmitted and reflected light (trans- and epi-illuminated) optical microscopy. Köhler...