单词 | illumine |
释义 | illuminev. = illuminate v. 1. a. transitive. To light up, shed light upon; to shine upon or into; to light up in token of rejoicing or honour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] onlighteOE enlightOE alemeOE alightOE lightOE belighta1200 lightena1382 clear1382 alightenc1384 lumine1387 clarify1398 shine1398 shed1412 beamc1430 enlymec1440 illumine1447 enlumine1481 illustre1490 enclear1509 elumine1532 illuminate1535 unshadow1550 illightena1555 allumine1570 eluminate1580 unnight1594 enlighten1595 to strike up1598 illume1604 luminate1623 illustrate1625 unbenight1629 emblaze1637 burn1712 alluminate1726 lamp1808 enkindle1870 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 22 A ful greth lyht Illumyned sodeynly that derk presoun. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 228 Thair speris, thair pennownys, & thar scheldis Of licht Illumynit all the feldis. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 164 Illumynit our with orient skyis brycht. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 666 The sudden blaze Far round illumin'd hell. View more context for this quotation 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 375 Clouds..illumined by the sun. 1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington viii When the long-illumined cities flame Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 202 The Aiguille and Dôme were most singularly illumined. b. To give light or sight to (the eyes). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > give sight to [verb (transitive)] enlightenc1384 enlumine1495 illumine1548 illuminatea1576 insight1577 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxviiiv When god had illumined the eies of the kyng. 1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Dii Who ilumineth mine eyes to see my saluation. c. intransitive. To become light or bright; to be illuminated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > be or become illuminated [verb (intransitive)] illumine?a1513 illuminate1706 lighten1906 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 163 All the hous illumynit of hir lemys. a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 167 All the land illumynit of the licht. 1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) iv. 598 The clouds up-rise, and Heav'n's dark hemisphere Illumines as they pass. 1801 A. Seward Lett. (1811) V. 395 Our city illumines tomorrow. 2. To enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire. (The earliest sense in English.) ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > inspire [verb (transitive)] inblowc975 inspirea1340 illuminec1340 enlightenc1384 reveal?a1425 aspire1532 illuminatea1538 clarify1631 society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > convert [verb (transitive)] turnc1175 convert1340 illuminec1340 convertise1483 revolt1560 salvationize1927 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 14 When the resone..es illuminede with grace for to be-halde Godde and gastely thynges. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Heb. vi. 4 Hem that oonys ben illumyned [L. illuminati]. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xiv. 336 Good lord, ye created & made our fader Adam..and yllumyned him with the grace of the holi gost. 1554 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xvii. 43 Which faith is..wrought by the H. Ghost..Where through..the mind is illumined. 18.. I. Williams Disposer Supreme (hymn) The lights thou hast kindled In darkness around, O may they illumine Our spirits within. 3. To enlighten mentally or intellectually. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > enlightenment > enlighten [verb (transitive)] to open a person's eyeslOE clear1399 illumine?1499 illustrate1526 illightena1555 illuminate?1566 unblind1598 irradiate1628 unblindfold1643 to know (also learn, show, teach, tell) (a person) a thing or two1760 illumea1764 enlighten1811 ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Aij Ignoraunce full soone dyde me dyscure And shewed that in this arte was not sure For to Illumyne she sayde I was to dulle. c1532 Remedie of Love xxx O ye muses nine Whilom ye were wont to be mine aide & light, My penne to direct, my braine to illumine. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 23 What in me is dark Illumine . View more context for this quotation 1784 De Lolme's Eng. Const. Life, Whose labours delighted and illumined mankind. 1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. vi. 220 This benighted mind, only illumined by a kind of miserable astuteness. 4. To brighten as with light, to make radiant. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour > make radiant illumine1508 illuminatea1616 irradiate1651 1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 192 Thy fresch anamalit termes celicall This mater coud illumynit haue full brycht. 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Diij And as the bright sunne glorifies the skie: So is her face illumind with her eye. View more context for this quotation 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 28 Like a happy lover Who illumines life with dreaming! 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 34 Delight their faces illumines. 5. To illuminate (manuscripts, etc.); also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > decorate [verb (transitive)] > illuminate enluminec1366 lumine1387 limn14.. flourishc1440 enlimn1453 miniate1670 illuminate1706 miniature1716 illumine1717 alluminate1726 1717 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 441 She..had his Sonnets curiously copied out and illumind with letters of gold. 1738 A. Pope One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight Dialogue II 9 To Cato, Virgil pay'd one honest line; O let my Country's Friends illumin mine! Derivatives iˈllumined adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adjective] inspiredc1450 illumined1526 godly-wise1532 revealed1533 illuminate1563 enthusiast1578 lightsome1587 enthusiastical1588 entheate1603 enthusiac1603 enthusiastic1603 illuminated1606 illightened1609 enthean1612 theopneust1647 illuminative1649 entheous1682 revelational1693 entheal1736 entheastic1804 theopneustic1838 theophanic1884 inspirational1888 theophanous1909 Beatrician1943 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii The sentences of illumined doctours, concernyng perfeccion. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Sect of Illumined was revived in France in the Year 1634..; but they were so hotly pursued by Louis XIII. that they were soon destroyed. The Brothers of the Rosy-Cross are also called Illumined. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 55 We procured a bucket full of the illumined sea-water. iˈllumining n. and adj. literal and figurative ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. iv. 6 To the illumynynge of the Science of the Cleernesse of God. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 87 The third subsistence of Divine Infinitude, illumining Spirit. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 426 Another illumining of the Holy Spirit came for the benefit of those who received the prophecy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1340 |
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