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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
John Adams

Meaning of "illumination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLUMINATION

illumination  [ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLUMINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illumination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILLUMINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Illumination

Illumination, an observable property and effect of light, may also refer to: ▪ Illumination, the use of light sources ▪ Illumination, the use of light and shadow in art ▪ Illuminated manuscript, the artistic decoration of hand-written texts ▪ Global illumination, algorithms used in computer graphics to add realistic lighting to 3D scenes...

Definition of illumination in the English dictionary

The first definition of illumination in the dictionary is the act of illuminating or the state of being illuminated. Other definition of illumination is a source of light. Illumination is also a light or lights, esp coloured lights, used as decoration in streets, parks, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLUMINATION


assassination
əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən
combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLUMINATION

illude
illume
illuminable
illuminance
illuminant
illuminate
illuminated
illuminati
illuminating
illuminatingly
illuminational
illuminations
illuminative
illuminato
illuminator
illumine
illuminism
illuminist
illus.
illusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLUMINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of illumination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILLUMINATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «illumination» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of illumination

Translation of «illumination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLUMINATION

Find out the translation of illumination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illumination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illumination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

照明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alumbrado
570 millions of speakers

English

illumination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोशनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إضاءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

освещение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iluminação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclairage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencahayaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beleuchtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

照明
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katerangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bôi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளியூட்டமானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रदीपन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aydınlatma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illuminazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oświetlenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

освітлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iluminare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verligting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

belysning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belysning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illumination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLUMINATION»

The term «illumination» is very widely used and occupies the 18.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLUMINATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «illumination» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «illumination» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illumination

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10 QUOTES WITH «ILLUMINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illumination.
1
Lord Acton
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
2
John Adams
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
3
Mary Antin
As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns.
4
Annie Besant
The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true knowledge, has resulted in a zeal without discretion that has vulgarised Christianity, and has presented its teachings in a form that often repels the heart and alienates the intellect.
5
Jacqueline Bisset
I wanted to go to acting school, and I did a few modeling jobs to pay for acting school. I never aspired to be a model. I met lots of photographers, and I learned a lot about light - as a source of love and illumination, light as a gift of love. On film, that's a massive contribution.
6
Harold Brodkey
If you like to read, sometimes it's interesting just to go and see what the reality is, of the word, of the seedy or not so seedy fiction writer, the drunk or sober poet... Sometimes you can go looking for illumination.
7
Bill Bryson
We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb.
8
Joshua Foer
During the Middle Ages they understood that words accompanied by imagery are much more memorable. By making the margins of a book colorful and beautiful, illuminations help make the text unforgettable. It's unfortunate that we've lost the art of illumination.
9
Kevin A. Ford
Space is dark but, of course, when we're on the sun side of the Earth, we're in full illumination and we have all the reflection of the Earth below us, beautiful blue Earth and we're in daylight. Only on the back side, opposite side of the sun, it seems like night to us, too.
10
Elizabeth Hardwick
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLUMINATION»

Discover the use of illumination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illumination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Illumination Engineering: Design with Nonimaging Optics
This book brings together experts in the field who present material on a number of important and growing topics including lighting, displays, solar concentrators.
R. John Koshel, 2012
2
Applied Illumination Engineering
Lighting maintenance, as well as the economics of lighting design, including life cycle cost analysis, are also covered.
Jack L. Lindsey, 1997
3
Illumination: the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, Agnes ...
A celebration of the careers of four extraordinary American women artists. This is the first publication to bring together the work of these four important American women Modernists.
Karen Moss, Agnes Pelton, Agnes Martin, 2009
4
Profane Illumination: Walter Benjamin and the Paris of ...
Margaret Cohen's encounter with Walter Benjamin, one of the twentieth century's most influential cultural and literary critics, has produced a radically new reading of surrealist thought and practice.
Margaret Cohen, 1993
5
Divine Illumination: The History and Future of Augustine's ...
Takes an original approach to reading Augustine's theory of divine illumination and shows how the theory was transformed and reinterpreted in medieval philosophy and theology Presents a groundbreaking way of thinking about the writings of ...
Lydia Schumacher, 2011
6
Advanced Global Illumination, Second Edition
This book provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of global illumination algorithms.
Philip Dutre, Kavita Bala, Philippe Bekaert, 2006
7
Illumination
But that very night, her light fails her: she can no longer see the magical illumination guiders, and thus, despite the mages badge upon her breast, can no longer call herself Illuminator.
Terry Mcgarry, 2010
8
Illumination
Villoldo Ph.D., Alberto. religious flights of the imagination, or a postponement to a distant future what is readily available today. Nor is illumination merely an understanding of the nature of good and evil, and how in a metaphysical sense ...
Villoldo Ph.D., Alberto, 2010
9
The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent ...
Join the Super Friends as they unite against the bad guys and stand up for justice in this action-packed colouring book!
Sheng Yen, Shengyan, 2008
10
Book of Illumination
This new translation masterfully illustrates the goal of Ibn Ata' Allah's discussion of achieving inner illumination of the heart, which is close to the sense of "enlightenment" that has become common in English language discussions of ...
Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Ata' Allah Al-Iskandari, Aḥmad Ibn Muḥammad Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLUMINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illumination is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Proctor wants justice for slain bicyclist - Tallahassee Democrat
The police report detailing Buggs' death lists light conditions on the night of June 29 as “dark-lighted;” the only illumination came from a street ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
2
Historic Preservation Commission OKs changes to three downtown …
The planning staff also expressed concern in its report on the certificate application about the degree of illumination produced by the proposed ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
3
Explosive found at Oaks Bottom refuge was WWII-era illumination
The explosive was identified as a 60mm illumination mortar, likely World War II-era, said Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sadler, an explosive ordnance ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Knight of Illumination Awards 2015 main sponsors announced
UK – The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) 2015 has announced the main sponsors of this year's prestigious event. The Awards, which ... «EtNow.com, Jul 15»
5
'Minions' Maker Illumination Ent. Partners with South Korean …
Illumination Entertainment, the production company behind Minions and Despicable Me, has signed a first-look deal with South Korean ... «New America Media, Jul 15»
6
Alone in the Dark: Illumination review – absolutely horrific
The indignity of Illumination's awfulness is all the harder to bear because Alone In The Dark is already such an abused franchise. The original ... «Metro, Jul 15»
7
Hull Harbor Illumination expanded
HULL – The annual Harbor Illumination of Hull Bay is being expanded this year to include live music and a boat parade.The annual Harbor ... «Wicked Local Hull, Jul 15»
8
Universal's 'Minions' swarms box office with $115.2M haul
In this image released by Universal Pictures, various minion characters appear in a scene from the animated feature, “Minions.” (Illumination ... «Lima Ohio, Jul 15»
9
Illumination Design Software models freeform optics.
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the availability of version 8.3 of its LightTools® illumination design software, which offers a ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
10
Illumination Entertainment Options 'Johnny Express' Short Film
One of the main things that Illumination Entertainment prides itself on (other than making hit films on modest budgets) is its intentional position ... «Rotoscopers, Jul 15»

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