Entry Word: illumination

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a statement that makes something clear <the candidateʼs so-called illuminations of his views on a number of controversial issues left many voters in the dark> — see explanation 1
2 the quality or state of having or giving off light <in that clime the illumination of the full moon is such as you can practically read by it> — see brilliance 1
3 the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible <a steady illumination from the flashlight was all I had while changing the tire> — see light 1