illumination

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/ UK /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #30328

Meanings

1

noun
painting or drawing included in a book, especially referring to illuminated medieval manuscripts

The illumination on the 11th century book was full of vines and dragons.
2

noun
a condition of spiritual awareness

Divine illumination.

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Synonyms

1 noun · painting or drawing... miniature

2 noun · a condition of spiritual... light

More luminationlighting clarification

Word family

Forms illuminations

Derived forms bioilluminationcounterilluminationendoilluminationilluminationismilluminationistnonilluminationover-illuminationoverilluminationphotoilluminationpostilluminationpreilluminationreillumination

Related forms illuminatorillumine illuminating

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Phrases (1)

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ultraviolet illumination
exposure to ultraviolet radiation rather than ordinary visible light

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

illumination Middle French illuminatio la-lat illumino Latin

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# illumination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 30328

## Meanings
1. painting or drawing included in a book, especially referring to illuminated medieval manuscripts
2. a condition of spiritual awareness

## Examples
- The illumination on the 11th century book was full of vines and dragons.
- Divine illumination.

## Synonyms
- lumination
- miniature
- light
- lighting
- clarification

## Derived Forms
- bioillumination
- counterillumination
- endoillumination
- illuminationism
- illuminationist
- nonillumination
- over-illumination
- overillumination
- photoillumination
- postillumination
- preillumination
- reillumination

## Related Forms
- illuminator
- illumine
- illuminating

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: illumination
- Root: illuminatio
- Root: illumino

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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