illumed

verb

past tense of illume
1
as in educated
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"

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2
as in illumined
to supply with light during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

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  1. educated
  2. illumined
  3. inspired
  4. illuminated
  5. lit
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  • The women were healthy, well educated, and Swedish, so the results may not apply to everyone.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • You are not educated to understand what your endorsement means to so many life long fans and good people that are fighting antisemitism and hatred for thousands of years.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of educated
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  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of illumined
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  • Gamers are leaving their consoles behind in favor of real-world trips to the locations that inspired their favourite levels.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2026
  • That shift in thinking inspired Cook to incorporate delight throughout the company’s culture.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of inspired
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  • Trails illuminated by thousands of lights, plus other holiday displays.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
  • His Akari series, which would total more than 200 models in all, stripped the lanterns of any writing and most of their color, stood them on thin metal stands, and replaced the oil lamps and candles that illuminated them with electric bulbs.
    — Natalia Torija, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of illuminated
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  • The nearly century-old prison, its dank corridors lit by flickering fluorescent tubes, is now closing, and its more than 1,000 inmates are moving to a new penitentiary complex.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The dispute began before Heritage Village Park opened in 2022, when residents of the adjacent Heritage El Dorado Hills retirement community objected to lighted sports courts, traffic and noise near their homes.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
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“Illumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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