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The term Illumination seems a fitting description of the state of consciousness which is frequently alluded to as cosmic consciousness.
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And from what I can tell Illumination is encouraging the rest of the voice cast to create characters, rather then become the character (which might be easier to sell in a commercial but results in a much less interesting film).
/Film Visits Illumination Entertainment and the Editing Room of Despicable Me | /Film 2010
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It was only towards the close of the period -- which is commonly known as the age of "Illumination" -- that Progress came to the front, and it is interesting to observe the reason.
The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth 1894
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The French philosophical movement -- the "Illumination" -- of the eighteenth century, proceeds in part from the empiricism of Locke, in part from the remarkable development of physical and natural science; it incorporated the conclusions of English deism, and advanced from deism to atheism.
A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Edward Dowden 1878
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"The Illumination" is a sad and beautiful novel, well worth the heartache evoked in its pages.
Book World: Keith Donohue reviews Kevin Brockmeier's novel 'The Illumination' 2011
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"The Illumination" is a sad and beautiful novel, well worth the heartache evoked in its pages.
Book World: Keith Donohue reviews Kevin Brockmeier's novel 'The Illumination' 2011
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For no one can utter the name of the ineffable God, and this washing is called Illumination (Gr. [Greek: phôtismos]), because they who learn these things are illuminated in their understandings.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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Illumination, which is a savoury and experimental Knowledge of the greatness of God, and of its own nothing.
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The Illumination is an unnerving spiritual fantasy about how we humans would or would not respond if we could actually see each other's wounds - physical and emotional - glowing through our bodies.
News 2011
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The Illumination is an unnerving spiritual fantasy about how we humans would or would not respond if we could actually see each other's wounds - physical and emotional - glowing through our bodies.
News 2011
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