Illumination

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Illumination may refer to:

Science and technology

• Illumination, an observable property and effect of light
• Illumination (lighting), the use of light sources
• Global illumination, algorithms used in 3D computer graphics

Spirituality and religion

• Divine illumination, the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace
• Divine light, an aspect of divine presence
• Illuminationism, philosophical doctrine according to which the process of human thought needs to be aided by divine grace

Arts and media

• Illuminated manuscript, the artistic decoration of hand-written texts
• Illumination, British title of the 1896 novel The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic
• Illumination (decoration), a popular Moravian decoration used throughout Advent and Christmastide
• Illumination (image), the use of light and shadow in art
• Illuminations (poetry collection), by French poet Arthur Rimbaud
• Illuminations (short story collection), a 2022 collection of short stories written by Alan Moore

Other uses

• Illumination (company), an American film and animation studio

See also

• Illuminations (disambiguation)

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