illumination.
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Meaning & usage
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.
Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
Splendour; brightness.
Enlightening influence; inspiration.
The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lūmen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lūminō Latin illūminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin illūminātiōbor. Middle French illuminationbor. English illumination Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illūminātiō, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.
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