2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored
illustrations. See {Illuminate}, v. t., 3.
4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented
book or manuscript.
5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness;
splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his
work. --Felton.
6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the
mind by God; inspiration.
Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation
beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are
inspired. --Hooker.