illumining
Making things visible
Illumining is the present participle of illumine, a literary verb meaning to light up or shed light on.
Like its more common cousin illuminate, it describes casting light on something physical or making something clearer to understand: The setting sun was illumining the valley.
The word appears mostly in poetry and elevated prose.
Glowing luminous quality
- glowSteady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- shineEmit or reflect light
- gleamFaint reflected light
shimmer · brighten · luminous · incandescence · phosphorescence · brilliance · beam · ray
State of being understandable
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
- revealMake something visible
unveil · disclose · expose · uncover · elucidate · manifest · dawn · realization
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- divineOf or from gods
- sacredWorthy of reverence
mystical · meditation · nirvana · satori · bodhi · luminaries · saints · gurus
Instruct and improve morally
- instructConvey knowledge or orders
- informGive facts to
- educateProvide formal instruction
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
teach · explain · clarify · expound · demonstrate · scholarship · wisdom · knowledge
Original text before publication
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
ornament · decoration · embellish · adorn · scriptorium · vellum · parchment · border
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
- glowSteady, soft light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- shineEmit or reflect light
gleam · shimmer · brighten · luminous · incandescence · phosphorescence · brilliance · beam · ray · suffuse
clarity
State of being understandable
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
reveal · unveil · disclose · expose · uncover · elucidate · manifest · dawn · realization · epiphany
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- divineOf or from gods
sacred · mystical · meditation · nirvana · satori · bodhi · luminaries · saints · gurus · prophets
edify
Instruct and improve morally
enlighten · teach · explain · clarify · expound · demonstrate · scholarship · wisdom · knowledge · learning
manuscript
Original text before publication
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
medieval · ornament · decoration · embellish · adorn · scriptorium · vellum · parchment · border · flourish
illuminingdarkening
Growing less bright
dimming · obscuring · shadowing · eclipsing · extinguishing
illuminingobscuring
Making less visible
confusing · obfuscating · mystifying · befuddling · muddling
illustrate, illuminate, illustrated, illumination, illuminated, illuminating, illumine, illuminates, illuminations