illumination
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
illumination (countable and uncountable, plural illuminations)
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
- (figurative) Splendour; brightness.
- (figurative) Enlightening influence; inspiration.
Synonyms
- lumination (rare)
Translations
the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated
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festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights
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adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin illuminatio, illuminationem, from Latin illumino.
Pronunciation
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Noun
illumination f (plural illuminations)
- enlightenment (philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge)
- illumination, lighting
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Further reading
- “illumination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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