·noun Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
II. Illumination ·vt The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
III. Illumination ·vt That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
IV. Illumination ·noun The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
V. Illumination ·noun Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. ·see Illuminate, ·vt, 3.
VI. Illumination ·vt That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.