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illumination — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enlightenment noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  • Epiphany noun A sudden, striking flash of insight or understanding.
  • illumination noun Light, or the act of providing light.
  • lighting noun The equipment used to provide light, or the light it produces.

Senses

illumination is used for these senses in English:

  • aha moment (idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.
  • epiphany An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
  • illumination The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  • lighting The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.

enlightenment — full definition

  1. noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  2. name The Enlightenment: an 17th-and-18th-century European intellectual movement that championed reason and science over tradition and superstition.

Epiphany — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, striking flash of insight or understanding.
  2. noun Epiphany: a Christian feast, celebrated on January 6, marking the revealing of Jesus Christ to the Magi.

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