English-Thai Dictionary
illumination
N การ ทำให้ ส่องสว่าง การ ให้ แสงสว่าง การ ทำให้ สว่างไสว kan-tam-hai-song-sa-wang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ILLUMINATION
n.The act of illuminating or rendering luminous; the act of supplying with light. 1. The act of rendering a house or a town light, by placing lights at the windows, or in elevated situations, as a manifestation of joy; or the state of being thus rendered light.
2. That which gives light.
The sun--is an illumination created.
3. Brightness; splendor.
4. Infusion of intellectual light; an enlightening of the understanding by knowledge, or the mind by spiritual light.
5. The act, art or practice of adorning manuscripts and books with pictures.
6. Inspiration; the special communication of knowledge to the mind by the Supreme Being.
Hymns and psalms--are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ILLUMINATION
Il *lu `mi *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. illuminatio: cf. F. illumination. ]
1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton.
6. (Theol.)
Defn: The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. Hymns and psalms... are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker.
New American Oxford Dictionary
illumination
il lu mi na tion |iˌlo͞oməˈnāSHən ɪˌluməˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 lighting or light: higher levels of illumination are needed for reading. • (often illuminations ) a display of lights on a building or other structure. 2 Physics another term for illuminance. 3 the art of illuminating a manuscript. • an illuminated design in a manuscript. 4 clarification: these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject. • spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio (n- ), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate ).
Oxford Dictionary
illumination
il ¦lu ¦min |ation |ɪˌl (j )uːmɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] lighting or light: higher levels of illumination are needed for reading. • (illuminations ) lights used in decorating a building or other structure. 2 the art of illuminating a manuscript. • [ count noun ] an illuminated design in a manuscript. 3 clarification: these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject. • spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio (n- ), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
illumination
illumination noun 1 a floodlight provided illumination: light, lighting, radiance, gleam, glow, glare; shining, gleaming, glowing; brilliance, luminescence; literary illumining, irradiance, lucency, lambency, effulgence, refulgence. ANTONYMS darkness. 2 the illumination of a manuscript: decoration, illustration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation. 3 these books give illumination on the subject: clarification, elucidation, explanation, revelation, explication. 4 it was an era of great illumination: enlightenment, insight, understanding, awareness; learning, education, edification. ANTONYMS ignorance.
Oxford Thesaurus
illumination
illumination noun 1 the flickering illumination of the match | a floodlamp provided additional illumination: light, lighting, radiance, gleam, glitter, brilliance, glow, glare, dazzle, flash, shimmer; shining, gleaming, glowing; irradiation, luminescence, incandescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence; rare illumining, irradiance, lucency, lambency, effulgence, refulgence, coruscation, fulguration. ANTONYMS darkness. 2 the illumination of a medieval manuscript: decoration, illustration, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation. 3 these books form the most sustained analysis and illumination of the subject: clarification, elucidation, explanation, revelation, explication, exposition, exegesis, rationalization. 4 there were moments of real illumination: enlightenment, insight, revelation, discovery; understanding, awareness; explanation, instruction; learning, education, information, knowledge, edification. ANTONYMS ignorance.
Duden Dictionary
Illumination
Il lu mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Illuminati o n |die Illumination; Genitiv: der Illumination, Plural: die Illuminationen französisch illumination < lateinisch illuminatio = Erleuchtung, Beleuchtung 1 a [farbige ] Beleuchtung 1b vor allem im Freien die Illumination von Gebäuden b [farbiges ] Licht, das etwas besonders im Freien beleuchtet eine weihnachtliche Illumination auf Straßen und Plätzen 2 Theologie göttliche Erleuchtung des menschlichen Geistes (nach der theologischen Lehre Augustins )3 Kunstwissenschaft Buchmalerei
French Dictionary
illumination
illumination n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’illuminer. : Les illuminations de Noël. SYNONYME éclairage . 2 Inspiration soudaine. : Il a eu une illumination, une idée de génie.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
illumination
il l ù mi n á tion 名詞 1 U 照らす [される ]こと, 照明 ; ｟かたく ｠光源 ; 照度 .2 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗イルミネーション, 電飾 .3 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(写本などの )彩飾 .4 U ｟かたく ｠解明 ; 啓蒙 （けいもう ）, 啓示 (enlightenment ).
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