illustrationn.

Brit.

/ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/

Etymology: < French illustration (13th cent. in Godefroy), < Latin illustrātiōn-em (Quintilian), noun of action < illustrāre to illustrate adj.

The action or fact of illustrating.The sense-history is parallel to that of illumination n., the meaning ‘spiritual enlightenment’ being the first to appear.

†1. Lighting up, illumination, enlightenment. Obsolete.

a. spiritual (the earliest sense) or intellectual.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > [noun]

lighteOE

lightening1395

illustrationc1480

irradiation1589

illumination1634

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun]

lightOE

lightingOE

inspiration1303

illuminationsc1340

inyettingc1340

revelationc1384

oraclec1425

revealingc1429

informationc1450

infusionc1450

illustrationc1480

gospel1481

aspirationc1534

illuminating1561

afflation1576

entheos1594

enthusiasm1595

flame-light1611

illapse1614

inspirement1616

spiration1629

respirationa1631

irradiation1631

income1647

afflatus1649

theopneustian1660

entheasm1752

prana1785

inflation1835

theopneusty1847

inflatusa1861

theopneustia1894

c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 40 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 297 He had sic infusione of godis illustracione.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. PPiii The person that receyueth suche illustracyon or lyght, is all quiete and restfull: bothe in soule & body.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) vi. 322 The manifold inspirations of God, the illustrations of his holy Angels.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A^v Then hast thou the Illustration of this learned Gentleman, my friend, to explaine euery hard matter of history.

1653 Ld. Vaux tr. A. Godeau Life St. Paul 344 A divine illustration cleared his understanding.

b. physical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun]

lightingOE

clearingc1380

beshining1398

burning1466

lumerc1468

tinding1497

illumination1563

illustrationa1631

luminary1645

illuminary1692

lighting up1787

illume1838

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 93 Such an illustration, such an irradiation, such a coruscation..that by that light..he could have reade in the night.

a1681 G. Wharton Brief Disc. Soul World in Wks. (1683) 647 We see no Adustion in Comets but only some Illustration.

1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 326 This unusual and very remarkable illustration of the atmosphere continued the whole evening.

2. The action of making or fact of being made illustrious, brilliant, or distinguished; distinction. Also, An example, means or cause of distinction.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness

shine?1529

lustrea1575

splendour1604

clarity1616

illustration1616

illustriousness1650

illustricity1761

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Illustration, a making famous or noble.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i iv. 41 He [Christ] came not in pompous and secular illustrations.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 129 They have invested this their head [sc. the king] with all possible illustration. He concentrates the rays of many nations.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. i. 362 In Rome it [sc. law]..gave a considerable degree of illustration to those citizens who had the reputation of understanding it.

1852 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (ed. 2) I. ii. 70 The illustration of his family dated only from his father.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. vii. 71 My maxim is, that genius is an illustration, and merit is better than any pedigree.

a. The action or fact of making clear or evident to the mind; setting forth clearly or pictorially; elucidation; explanation; exemplification.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun]

keyeOE

undoinga1330

expositiona1340

declarationc1374

declaringc1374

clearingc1380

expoundingc1380

explanationa1382

interpretation1382

exploitingc1390

unfolding1483

explicating1531

explication1537

clearance?1548

elucidation1570

explaining1576

manifestation1576

untwining1577

illustration1581

untwisting1591

eviscerating1599

unclouding1601

enodation1603

opening1611

dilucidation1615

unsnarling1640

declarement1646

enucleation1650

illumination1656

dilucidatinga1660

luciferousness1665

clarifying1677

unravelling1713

disentanglement1751

exegesis1770

disambiguation1827

evisceration1831

keyword1848

clarificationa1866

exponence1880

exponency1880

straightening1900

demystification1964

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. > action of exemplifying or instantiating

forbyseninga1400

examplingc1443

exemplification1450

exemplifying1519

illustration1581

instantiation1949

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 491 It is a figure called Illustration, by the which the forme of things is so set foorth in words, that it seemeth rather to be seene with the eies, then heard with the eares.

1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. i. f. 3 By explication and illustration, or proofe and conclusion.

1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 172 Antithesis, is also the illustration of a thing by its opposite.

a1704 T. Brown Bantering Declam. in Wks. (1707) I. i. 59 What need I bring more Topicks for Illustration..?

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 170 I have confined the illustration of it to architecture.

b. With an and plural. That which serves to illustrate or make clear, evident, etc.; an elucidation, explanation; an example, instance.

ΚΠ

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. iii. 33 John de Maire of Belges in his illustrations of Gaule.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 312 Some, from whom wee receive the greatest illustrations of Antiquity, have made no mention hereof.

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Rdr. sig. b2^v Some illustrations upon some of the former passages.

1832 (title) Views in New York..Picturesque Drawings..with Historical, Topographical and Critical Illustrations by Th. G. Fay.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 154 An illustration of the principle which runs throughout nature.

1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 62 A passing image or illustration of some one..aspect of life.

a. The pictorial elucidation of any subject; the elucidation or embellishment of a literary or scientific article, book, etc., by pictorial representations.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > illustration of books > [noun]

illustration1813

1813 Britton Redcliffe Church Pref. 9 I was also tempted to enter more fully into the illustration of the building.

1899 N.E.D. at Illustration Mod. The artists engaged in the illustration of this sumptuous work. Process plates used in the illustration of cheap periodicals.

b. An illustrative picture; a drawing, plate, engraving, cut, or the like, illustrating or embellishing a literary article, a book, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > illustration of books > [noun] > an illustration

figurec1400

baby?1600

gay1630

showa1794

illustration1817

1816 (title) A Cabinet Illustration of Great Britain; in a series of near 300 Elegant Views.]

1817 Advt. in Q. Rev. Feb. Westall's Illustrations to the Works of Walter Scott, Esq. In 8vo, beautifully engraved from the Paintings of R. Westall, R.A.

1822 W. J. Hooker (title) Botanical Illustrations: being a Series of Figures designed to illustrate the Terms employed in..Lectures on Botany.

1828 London Lit. Gaz. 9 Feb. 84/3 The Illustrations of the book are worthy of George Cruikshank.

1839 T. Moore (title) The Epicurean: a Tale with Vignette Illustrations by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.

1842 Illustr. London News 14 May No. 1 Selections from the illustrations of the numerous works which the press is daily pouring forth.

1851 Ruskin (title) The Stones of Venice..with Illustrations drawn by the Author.

1888 Nature 23 Aug. 385 The book is one which is especially noteworthy for the beauty of its illustrations.

1898 Navy & Army Illustr. 23 July 412 Our next illustration shows a boat..engaged in sounding.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	illustration
释义	illustrationn. Brit. /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ Etymology: < French illustration (13th cent. in Godefroy), < Latin illustrātiōn-em (Quintilian), noun of action < illustrāre to illustrate adj. The action or fact of illustrating.The sense-history is parallel to that of illumination n., the meaning ‘spiritual enlightenment’ being the first to appear. †1. Lighting up, illumination, enlightenment. Obsolete. a. spiritual (the earliest sense) or intellectual. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > [noun] lighteOE lightening1395 illustrationc1480 irradiation1589 illumination1634 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] lightOE lightingOE inspiration1303 illuminationsc1340 inyettingc1340 revelationc1384 oraclec1425 revealingc1429 informationc1450 infusionc1450 illustrationc1480 gospel1481 aspirationc1534 illuminating1561 afflation1576 entheos1594 enthusiasm1595 flame-light1611 illapse1614 inspirement1616 spiration1629 respirationa1631 irradiation1631 income1647 afflatus1649 theopneustian1660 entheasm1752 prana1785 inflation1835 theopneusty1847 inflatusa1861 theopneustia1894 c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 40 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 297 He had sic infusione of godis illustracione. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. PPiii The person that receyueth suche illustracyon or lyght, is all quiete and restfull: bothe in soule & body. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) vi. 322 The manifold inspirations of God, the illustrations of his holy Angels. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A^v Then hast thou the Illustration of this learned Gentleman, my friend, to explaine euery hard matter of history. 1653 Ld. Vaux tr. A. Godeau Life St. Paul 344 A divine illustration cleared his understanding. b. physical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun] lightingOE clearingc1380 beshining1398 burning1466 lumerc1468 tinding1497 illumination1563 illustrationa1631 luminary1645 illuminary1692 lighting up1787 illume1838 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1962) X. 93 Such an illustration, such an irradiation, such a coruscation..that by that light..he could have reade in the night. a1681 G. Wharton Brief Disc. Soul World in Wks. (1683) 647 We see no Adustion in Comets but only some Illustration. 1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 326 This unusual and very remarkable illustration of the atmosphere continued the whole evening. 2. The action of making or fact of being made illustrious, brilliant, or distinguished; distinction. Also, An example, means or cause of distinction. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness shine?1529 lustrea1575 splendour1604 clarity1616 illustration1616 illustriousness1650 illustricity1761 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Illustration, a making famous or noble. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i iv. 41 He [Christ] came not in pompous and secular illustrations. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 129 They have invested this their head [sc. the king] with all possible illustration. He concentrates the rays of many nations. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. i. 362 In Rome it [sc. law]..gave a considerable degree of illustration to those citizens who had the reputation of understanding it. View more context for this quotation 1852 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (ed. 2) I. ii. 70 The illustration of his family dated only from his father. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. vii. 71 My maxim is, that genius is an illustration, and merit is better than any pedigree. 3. a. The action or fact of making clear or evident to the mind; setting forth clearly or pictorially; elucidation; explanation; exemplification. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] keyeOE undoinga1330 expositiona1340 declarationc1374 declaringc1374 clearingc1380 expoundingc1380 explanationa1382 interpretation1382 exploitingc1390 unfolding1483 explicating1531 explication1537 clearance?1548 elucidation1570 explaining1576 manifestation1576 untwining1577 illustration1581 untwisting1591 eviscerating1599 unclouding1601 enodation1603 opening1611 dilucidation1615 unsnarling1640 declarement1646 enucleation1650 illumination1656 dilucidatinga1660 luciferousness1665 clarifying1677 unravelling1713 disentanglement1751 exegesis1770 disambiguation1827 evisceration1831 keyword1848 clarificationa1866 exponence1880 exponency1880 straightening1900 demystification1964 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. > action of exemplifying or instantiating forbyseninga1400 examplingc1443 exemplification1450 exemplifying1519 illustration1581 instantiation1949 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 491 It is a figure called Illustration, by the which the forme of things is so set foorth in words, that it seemeth rather to be seene with the eies, then heard with the eares. 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. i. f. 3 By explication and illustration, or proofe and conclusion. 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 172 Antithesis, is also the illustration of a thing by its opposite. a1704 T. Brown Bantering Declam. in Wks. (1707) I. i. 59 What need I bring more Topicks for Illustration..? 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 170 I have confined the illustration of it to architecture. b. With an and plural. That which serves to illustrate or make clear, evident, etc.; an elucidation, explanation; an example, instance. ΚΠ 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. iii. 33 John de Maire of Belges in his illustrations of Gaule. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 312 Some, from whom wee receive the greatest illustrations of Antiquity, have made no mention hereof. View more context for this quotation 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Rdr. sig. b2^v Some illustrations upon some of the former passages. 1832 (title) Views in New York..Picturesque Drawings..with Historical, Topographical and Critical Illustrations by Th. G. Fay. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 154 An illustration of the principle which runs throughout nature. 1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 62 A passing image or illustration of some one..aspect of life. 4. a. The pictorial elucidation of any subject; the elucidation or embellishment of a literary or scientific article, book, etc., by pictorial representations. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > illustration of books > [noun] illustration1813 1813 Britton Redcliffe Church Pref. 9 I was also tempted to enter more fully into the illustration of the building. 1899 N.E.D. at Illustration Mod. The artists engaged in the illustration of this sumptuous work. Process plates used in the illustration of cheap periodicals. b. An illustrative picture; a drawing, plate, engraving, cut, or the like, illustrating or embellishing a literary article, a book, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > illustration of books > [noun] > an illustration figurec1400 baby?1600 gay1630 showa1794 illustration1817 1816 (title) A Cabinet Illustration of Great Britain; in a series of near 300 Elegant Views.] 1817 Advt. in Q. Rev. Feb. Westall's Illustrations to the Works of Walter Scott, Esq. In 8vo, beautifully engraved from the Paintings of R. Westall, R.A. 1822 W. J. Hooker (title) Botanical Illustrations: being a Series of Figures designed to illustrate the Terms employed in..Lectures on Botany. 1828 London Lit. Gaz. 9 Feb. 84/3 The Illustrations of the book are worthy of George Cruikshank. 1839 T. Moore (title) The Epicurean: a Tale with Vignette Illustrations by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. 1842 Illustr. London News 14 May No. 1 Selections from the illustrations of the numerous works which the press is daily pouring forth. 1851 Ruskin (title) The Stones of Venice..with Illustrations drawn by the Author. 1888 Nature 23 Aug. 385 The book is one which is especially noteworthy for the beauty of its illustrations. 1898 Navy & Army Illustr. 23 July 412 Our next illustration shows a boat..engaged in sounding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1480
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