1. (

• light ,
• illumination ,

) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" ;

2. (

• illumination

) the degree of visibility of your environment ;

3. (

• clarification ,
• elucidation ,
• illumination

) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" ;

4. (

• illuminance ,
• illumination

) the luminous flux incident on a unit area ;

5. (

• miniature ,
• illumination

) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) ;