illumination

Definitions of illumination
  1. noun
    the degree of visibility of your environment
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    types:
    lumière
    having abundant light or illumination
    noir, obscurité
    absence of light or illumination
    demi-jour
    partial darkness
    type of:
    état
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. noun
    a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
    synonyms: inspiration, muse
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    type of:
    intuition
    instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
  3. noun
    a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
    synonyms: lumière
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    type of:
    condition, statut, état
    a state at a particular time
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