illuminate

Everyday

1. To light something up; to shine light on it. tree →
2. (formal) To make something clearer and easier to understand. tree →
3. To decorate old books with bright pictures and gold, as in «illuminated manuscripts». tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons, a torch illuminates an object so we can see it; the Sun illuminates the Moon. In history, monks made illuminated letters. In formal writing: «This example illuminates the problem.» Phrases: brightly illuminated, illuminate the room.

Examples

• Street lamps illuminate the road at night. tree →
• The Sun illuminates half of the Moon. tree →
• Fireworks illuminated the sky. tree →
• Shine the torch to illuminate the cave wall. tree →
• The teacher's drawing illuminated the hard idea. tree →
• Monks illuminated the first letter of each page with gold. tree →
• The stage was illuminated by one bright spotlight. tree →
• A single feather from its tail illuminates a dark room. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Noun: illumination (also lights put up for a festival, as in «the Blackpool Illuminations»). Adjective: illuminating — helpful, making things clear. Formal; everyday word: light up.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah's paths of wisdom, the Illuminating Intelligence is a stage of divine light that shines on all lights and passes influence on. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, a torch illuminates an object so we can see it; the Sun illuminates the Moon. In history, monks made illuminated letters. In formal writing: «This example illuminates the problem.» Phrases: brightly illuminated, illuminate the room.

Examples

• The Fourteenth Path is the Illuminating Intelligence, and is so called because it is that ChashmaP which is (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• It illuminates the splendour . of all the lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the . (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Regular verb. Noun: illumination (also lights put up for a festival, as in «the Blackpool Illuminations»). Adjective: illuminating — helpful, making things clear. Formal; everyday word: light up.