illumination

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   a condition of spiritual awareness

   Divine illumination.

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

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