Illumination vs Erudition - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between illumination and erudition

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

(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).

(wikipedia erudition)

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Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship.

* (profound knowledge) knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism

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