Illumination

ILLUMINA'TION, 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.

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