illumination

[ ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn ]

nounlight; making light
nounclear understanding

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Word Origin & History

late 14c., "spiritual enlightenment," from Latin illuminationem (nominative illuminatio), from past participle stem of illuminare "to throw into light, make bright, light up;" figuratively "to set off, illustrate," from assimilated form of in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + lumen (genitive luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Meaning "action of lighting" is from 1560s.

Example Sentences forillumination

The Leopard Woman stood just within the circle of illumination.

By experiment he found that at a distance of a foot or so the illumination registered.

Yet perhaps it was the illumination which gave so gloomy a cast to Amalia's features.

The illumination had seemed brilliant, now suddenly it was pale and dim.

Then, with a brazil nut candle for illumination, he began to write.

Thus, the illumination is the result of directly burning a fuel.

Darwin himself relates how illumination suddenly came to him.

Most of these were so deep that the illumination made them appear stronger by the contrast.

The embers also threw a slight amount of illumination into the room.

When the sun was hidden by clouds the illumination was perplexing.

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