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as in inspires
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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as in illumines
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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“Illumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumes. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.
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