Enlightenmentnoun
An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
Illuminationnoun
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Enlightenmentnoun
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
Illuminationnoun
Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Enlightenmentnoun
Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
Illuminationnoun
Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
Enlightenmentnoun
same as AufklĂrung.
Illuminationnoun
(figurative) Splendour; brightness.
Enlightenmentnoun
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
Illuminationnoun
(figurative) Enlightening influence; inspiration.
Enlightenmentnoun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Illuminationnoun
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
Enlightenmentnoun
a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
Illuminationnoun
Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Illuminationnoun
Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
Illuminationnoun
That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
Illuminationnoun
That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
âThe illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work.â;
Illuminationnoun
The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
âHymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired.â;
Illuminationnoun
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;
âfollow God's lightâ;
Illuminationnoun
the degree of visibility of your environment
Illuminationnoun
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding;
âthe professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbookâ;
Illuminationnoun
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Illuminationnoun
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
