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Illumination vs Comprehension - What's the difference?

illumination | comprehension | Synonyms |

Illumination is a synonym of comprehension.


As nouns the difference between illumination and comprehension

is that illumination is the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated while comprehension is .

illumination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  • Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  • Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

    • comprehension

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • thorough understanding
  • (logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  • (computing) a compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages

    • Synonyms

    * understanding

    Related terms

    * comprehend * comprehensibility * comprehensible * comprehensive * comprehensiveness