Illumination

Illumination

Illumination may refer to:

*Illumination (lighting), the use of light sources
*Illumination (image), the use of light and shadow in art
*Illumination (manuscript), the artistic decoration of hand-written texts
*Global illumination, algorithms used in computer graphics to add realistic lighting to 3D scenes

;Music
*"Illumination" (Paul Weller album), 2002 album by English singer Paul Weller
*"Illumination" (Earth, Wind & Fire album), 2005 album by American R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire
*"Illumination" (The Pastels album), 1997 album by the Scottish band The Pastels
*"Illumination" (Tristania album), 2007 album by Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania
*"Illumination" (song), a song on "The Mirror Conspiracy" album by Thievery Corporation

ee also

*Illuminations (disambiguation)
*Illuminationist philosophy


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  • illumination — [ i(l)lyminasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1361; lat. illuminatio I ♦ 1 ♦ Théol. Lumière extraordinaire que Dieu répand dans l âme d un homme. Par l illumination du Saint Esprit. 2 ♦ Cour. Inspiration subite, lumière soudaine qui se fait dans l esprit. ⇒ idée, 1 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • illumination — Illumination. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on illumine. L illumination de la terre par le soleil. Il n est guere en usage au propre. Il sign. fig. Inspiration. Une illumination divine. par illumination du saint Esprit. C est aussi un terme… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Illumination — Illumination(en) bezeichnet: Illumination (Beleuchtung), das Anstrahlen oder Leuchten Lassen insbesondere von Gebäuden, Sälen, Gärten etc. bei feierlichen Gelegenheiten eine Erleuchtung, metaphorisch die geistige beispielsweise durch eine Idee,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Illumination — Álbum de Tristania Publicación 30 de Enero, 2007 Grabación Marzo / Abril, 2006 (Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, Alemania) Género(s) Metal gótico …   Wikipedia Español

  • Illumination — Illumination …   Википедия

  • Illumination — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. [1913 Webster] 3. Adornment… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Illumination — Sf Beleuchtung, Ausmalung per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. illumination, dieses aus ml. illūminatio, zu ml. illūmināre erleuchten , zu l. lūmen Licht .    Ebenso nndl. illuminatie, ne. illumination, nschw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • illumination — [n1] light; making light beam, brightening, brightness, brilliance, flame, flash, gleam, lighting, lights, radiance, ray; concepts 620,624 Ant. darkness, dimness illumination [n2] clear understanding awareness, clarification, edification,… …   New thesaurus

  • illumination — [i lo͞o΄mə nā′shən] n. [ME illumynacyon < OFr illumination < LL illuminatio] 1. an illuminating or being illuminated; specif., a) a lighting up; supplying of light b) clarification; explanation c) enlightenment; instruction d) decoration… …   English World dictionary

  • Illumination — (v. lat.), eine nächtliche Beleuchtung öffentl. Plätze, Gärten, einzelner Gebäude etc., od. ganzer Städte durch Kerzen od. Lampen, durch Erleuchtung der Fenster, mit Lampen behängte Bogen u. Gerüste, Gemälde, Inschriften etc., brennende… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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