illuminations
Festive light arrangements
Illuminations are lights used for decoration, especially elaborate displays for festivals or celebrations: The Christmas illuminations drew crowds to the town square.
The word also refers to hand-painted decorations in medieval manuscripts—ornate borders, miniatures, and gilded letters that literally made pages glow.
Figuratively, illuminations are moments of insight or enlightenment, flashes that light up understanding.
Steady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
lamplight · candlelight · torchlight · lantern · beacon · floodlight · spotlight · incandescence
Notes in page edges
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
vellum · calligraphy · gold leaf · rubric · psalter · gospel book · Book of Kells · insular
Return to consciousness
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- realizationGrasping what's true
revelation · transcendence · gnosis · bodhi · satori · understanding · clarity · awareness
Lancashire resort town
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- light showChoreographed illumination performance
- holiday lightsDecorative seasonal illumination
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
lantern festival · Diwali · Christmas lights · projections · spectacular · night sky · decorations · display
glow
Steady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
brightness · lamplight · candlelight · torchlight · lantern · beacon · floodlight · spotlight · incandescence · fluorescence
marginalia
Notes in page edges
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- miniaturesTiny representations of larger things
- codexAncient bound manuscript
scriptorium · vellum · calligraphy · gold leaf · rubric · psalter · gospel book · Book of Kells · insular · pigments
awakening
Return to consciousness
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
realization · revelation · transcendence · gnosis · bodhi · satori · understanding · clarity · awareness · spiritual
Blackpool
Lancashire resort town
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- light showChoreographed illumination performance
- holiday lightsDecorative seasonal illumination
carnival · lantern festival · Diwali · Christmas lights · projections · spectacular · night sky · decorations · display · promenade
- artworkpaintings, portrait, drawings, drawing, illustrations
- festive decorationsbanners, bunting, streamers, garlands, wreaths
- Light Festivalslanterns, Diwali, Hanukkah, lantern festival, light shows
- light displayslight shows, light show, laser show, laser shows, firework display
- elucidationsclarifications, explanations, definitions, interpretations, expositions
- Medieval artifactsmanuscripts, chalices, ivories, scrolls, codex
illuminationsconfusions
States of mental disorder
obfuscations · mystifications · obscurations · bewilderments · obscurantism
- spiritual illuminationAwakening to transcendent truth