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/i looh"meuh nay'tiv, -neuh tiv/, adj.giving light; illuminating.[1635-45; ILLUMINATE + -IVE]
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Illuminative — Il*lu mi*na*tive, a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.] Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. Illuminative reading. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illuminative — index demonstrative (illustrative), descriptive, narrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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illuminative — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnā]d.]iv, nə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective : of, relating to, or producing illumination had arrived at what is called the illuminative stage of mysticism : illuminating had an illuminative talk with the scientist … Useful english dictionary
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Illuminative Way — • Stages in the spiritual life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
illuminative — adjective Date: 1644 of, relating to, or producing illumination ; illuminating … New Collegiate Dictionary
illuminative — adjective of, capable of, or causing illumination … Wiktionary
illuminative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to educate or inform: edifying, educational, educative, enlightening, informative, instructional, instructive. See TEACH … English dictionary for students
