illumination
has definitions from the fields of fine art,physics,religion
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[ noun ] (religion) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Synonyms Examples "follow God's light" Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)At the beginning of the play she has partial illumination and at the end she has complete illumination , but there has been no question but that she moves toward the dark . At the beginning of the play she has partial illumination and at the end she has complete illumination , but there has been no question but that she moves toward the dark . |
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[ noun ] (physics) the luminous flux incident on a unit area
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[ noun ] an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
Synonyms Examples "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (fine art) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
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