Definition of "illuminated"

illuminated

/ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/

adjective
comparative more illuminated, superlative most illuminated
1. Irradiated by light, lit.
2. (of a manuscript) Decorated and illustrated.
  Quotations
  On the table lay an illuminated missal and a silver crucifix. The Abbess herself was seated in the chair—pale, abstracted, and with features whose expression, in repose at least, was severe.
  1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], page 205
  From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of Hours of the Virgin Mary, and illuminated books; for these are rarities within reach of the wealthy only.
  1922, P. B. M. Allan, chapter VIII, in The Book-Hunter at Home‎, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 203
verb
1. simple past and past participle of illuminate