adjective Lit up, or having light shone on it.
- A flash of emerald light briefly illuminated the forest, and the stone vanished.
— Christopher Paolini, Prologue: Shade of Fear (2003)
- We walked home along an illuminated path lined with small lanterns.
- The illuminated sign above the shop made it easy to find after dark.
- The illuminated fountain drew crowds every evening.
adjective Decorated with ornamental designs, especially in old manuscripts.
- Monks spent months creating each illuminated page, with gold leaf around the capital letters.
- The library keeps an illuminated prayer book with tiny painted flowers in every margin.
- The museum displayed a beautifully illuminated medieval manuscript.
