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What (who) is illumination - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Ilumination; Illumination (album); Illumination (disambiguation)
illumination
¦ noun
1. lighting or light.
(illuminations) lights used in decorating a building or other structure.
2. the action of illuminating.
3. understanding or enlightenment.
Illumination
·noun Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
II. Illumination ·vt The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
III. Illumination ·vt That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
IV. Illumination ·noun The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
V. Illumination ·noun Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. ·see Illuminate, ·vt, 3.
VI. Illumination ·vt That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
illumination
(illuminations)
1.
Illumination is the lighting that a place has. (FORMAL)
The only illumination came from a small window high in the opposite wall.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Illuminations are coloured lights which are put up in towns, especially at Christmas, in order to make them look attractive, especially at night. (mainly BRIT)
...the famous Blackpool illuminations.
N-PLURAL
Examples of use of illumination
1. Light scenes get full illumination and dark scenes get less.
2. The celebration ended with the illumination of the entire fleet.
3. "There will be an illumination mission in 10 minutes.
4. This image provides the equivalent of full–team illumination.
5. The gunners shot illumination flares and lit up the night.