illumination

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

illumination (plural illuminations)

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 (transitive verb).

Translations

the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 照明 (cmn) (zhàomíng)

• Dutch: verlichting (nl) f
• Esperanto: iluminado (eo)
• French: illumination (fr) f
• German: Beleuchtung (de) f
• Hebrew: תאורה (he) (teurá) f
• Italian: illuminazione (it) f
• Japanese: 照明 (ja) (しょうめい, shōmei)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ڕۆشنایی

• Portuguese: iluminação (pt) f
• Romanian: iluminație (ro) f
• Russian: освещение (ru) (osveščénije) n, иллюминация (ru) (illjuminácija) f
• Scottish Gaelic: soilleireachadh (gd) m
• Serbian: prosvetljenje n
• Vietnamese: bôi lên (vi) f

festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights

• Hungarian: kivilágítás (hu)

• Russian: иллюминация (ru) (illjuminácija) f

adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations

• French: enluminure (fr)

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin illuminatio, illuminationem.

Noun

illumination f (plural illuminations)

1. enlightenment (philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge)
2. illumination, lighting