HyperDic: illumination

English > 5 senses of the word illumination:
NOUNstateillumination, lighta condition of spiritual awareness
stateilluminationthe degree of visibility of your environment
communicationillumination, clarification, elucidationan interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
attributeillumination, illuminancethe luminous flux incident on a unit area
artifactillumination, miniaturepainting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
illumination > pronunciation
Soundsihluw.mahney'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > illumination: 5 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.
Synonymlight
Broadercondition, statusA state at a particular time
Spanishiluminación, luz
Catalanil·luminació
English > illumination: 5 senses > noun 2, state
MeaningThe degree of visibility of your environment.
Narrowerdark, darknessabsence of light or illumination
light, lightingHaving abundant light or illumination
BroaderstateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanishiluminación
Catalanil·luminació
Verbsilluminatemake lighter or brighter
English > illumination: 5 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningAn interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding.
Synonymsclarification, elucidation
Narrowerdisambiguationclarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
BroaderinterpretationAn explanation that results from interpreting something
Spanishaclaración, clarificación, dilucidación, elucidación, esclarecimiento, explanación
Catalanaclariment, dilucidació, elucidació, esclariment, explanació
Verbsilluminatemake free from confusion / confusion or ambiguity
English > illumination: 5 senses > noun 4, attribute
MeaningThe luminous flux incident on a unit area.
Synonymilluminance
Broaderluminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, lightThe quality of being luminous
Spanishiluminación, iluminancia
Catalanil·luminación
Verbsilluminatemake lighter or brighter
English > illumination: 5 senses > noun 5, artifact
Meaningpainting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts).
Synonymminiature
CategoryMiddle Ages, Dark AgesThe period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
Broaderpainting, picturegraphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Verbsilluminateadd embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

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