English noun: illumination |
1. | illumination (state) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination |
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| Samples | Follow God's light.
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| Synonyms | light |
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| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status |
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2. | illumination (state) the degree of visibility of your environment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dark, darkness, light, lighting |
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3. | illumination (communication) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding |
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| Samples | The professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook.
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| Synonyms | clarification, elucidation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | interpretation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | disambiguation |
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4. | illumination (attribute) the luminous flux incident on a unit area |
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| Synonyms | illuminance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness |
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5. | illumination (artifact) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) |
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| Synonyms | miniature |
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| Broader (hypernym) | painting, picture |
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| Domain category | Dark Ages, Middle Ages |
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