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  1. 1. n. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the degree of visibility of your environment Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. the luminous flux incident on a unit area Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) Source: wordnet
  12. 12. 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. 3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. 4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript. 5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton. 6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker. Source: webster

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