(1):
(n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
(2):
(n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
(3):
(v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
(4):
(n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
(5):
(v. t.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
(6):
(v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.