illumination

The book is fascinating partly for its illumination of the origins of current conventions.

Rather than selective filtering for purposes of justification, information is instead used as the fuel for illumination.

An affair that blossoms in his 40s and is quickly squelched by a departmental rival serves as his single true illumination.

No matter the situation, the knowledge of handlers and the experts pales in comparison to her inner illumination.

Consider the opening of the first illumination, “After the Flood:”

The occupants of the room had been too absorbed with their own affairs to notice the gradual dimming of the illumination.

An illumination broke over his whole face when he saw her and joined her under the orange tree.

The intricate perforations of the lamp were inset with colored glass, and the result was a subdued and warm illumination.

The iris of the human eye dilates and contracts with every shift of illumination, and the Time Observatory had an iris too.

Nothing can be more beautiful of the kind than such an illumination seen from the ship.