painting vs illumination

illumination vs painting

painting and illumination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
painting	Yes	No	No	No
illumination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, illumination is a hyponym of painting; that is, illumination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than painting:

painting: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
illumination: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

Other hyponyms of painting include abstraction, cityscape, daub, distemper, finger-painting, icon, ikon, landscape, miniature, monochrome, mural, wall painting, nude, nude painting, oil painting, pentimento, sand painting, seascape, waterscape, semi-abstraction, still life, tanka, trompe l'oeil, water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour.

painting (noun)	illumination (noun)
creating a picture with paints	painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
the occupation of a house painter	the luminous flux incident on a unit area
the act of applying paint to a surface	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface	the degree of visibility of your environment
	a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

Difference between painting and illumination

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