Illuminations Synonyms and Antonyms

Painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. embellishments
  2. clarifications
  3. miniatures
  4. expositions
  5. interpretations
  6. illustrations
  7. ornaments
  8. explanations
  9. exegeses
  10. elucidations
  11. flourishes
  12. constructions
The condition of being informed spiritually
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. enlightenments
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lights
  2. flames
  3. gleams
Antonyms:
  1. darknesses

Illuminations Sentence Examples

  • He himself wrote several manuscripts, with illuminations of his own devising.

  • Its succession of word pictures, conventional and yet vigorous as the illuminations of a medieval manuscript, and in their very conventionality free from all thought of literary presentation, must charm all readers.

  • For the duration the streets have many night-time street illuminations, leading to it becoming a popular visiting place for the festival's duration.

  • Blurred snatches of neon illuminations then flit across the screen as the music becomes jagged, bluesy scars.

  • In 1998 the City of Turin commissioned 14 Italian artists to design Christmas illuminations for the thoroughfares of the city.

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