Illumination vs Effulgence - What's the difference?
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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).
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
* 1875 , , New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 457
* 1826 , , Chapter 12
As nouns the difference between illumination and effulgence
is that illumination is the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated while effulgence is a state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.illumination
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(en noun)effulgence
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(-)- He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence .
- [...]-the clear effulgence of the stars by night-[...].