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Illuminate
Illuminate Il*lu"mi*nate, v. i.
To light up in token or rejoicing.
Illuminate
Illuminate Il*lu"mi*nate, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.]
Enlightened. --Bp. Hall.
Illuminate
Illuminate Il*lu"mi*nate, n.
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light
and knowledge.
IlluminateIlluminate Il*lu"mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. IlluminatedIlluminate Il*lu"mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. IlluminatiIlluminati Il*lu`mi*na"ti, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See
Illuminate, v. t., and cf. Illuminee.]
Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as
follows:
1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received
baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,
as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has
received by that sacrament.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain
about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that,
by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a
state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good
works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados,
Perfectibilists, etc.
3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern
Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which
they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp.
of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of
canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time,
but ceased after a few years.
4. Also applied to:
(a) An obscure sect of French Familists;
(b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
(c) The Rosicrucians.
5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual
enlightenment. IlluminatingIlluminating Il*lu"mi*na`ting, a.
Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
(a) . IlluminatingIlluminate Il*lu"mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. Illuminating gasIlluminating Il*lu"mi*na`ting, a.
Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
(a) . IlluminationIllumination Il*lu`mi*na"tion, n. [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.) 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. Illuminatism
Illuminatism Il*lu"mi*na*tism, n.
Illuminism. [R.]
Illuminative
Illuminative Il*lu"mi*na*tive, a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.]
Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light;
illustrative. ``Illuminative reading.' --Carlyle.
IlluminatorIlluminator Il*lu"mi*na`tor, n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also,
an illuminator of books.]
1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially
manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See
Illuminate, v. t., 3.
2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus;
also, an illuminant. Reilluminate
Reilluminate Re`il*lu"mi*nate (-l?"m?*n?t), v. t.
To enlighten again; to reillumine.
Reillumination
Reillumination Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion (-n?"sh?n), n.
The act or process of enlightening again.
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