This oil was formerly used for illuminating purposes.
One of the guards at the mouth of the cage strode in with a torch, illuminating the dead bodies surrounding her.
Their monotheism remains Semitic - even in their conception of the cosmogonic and illuminating function of Wisdom they regard God as standing outside the world of physical nature and man, and do not grasp or accept the idea of the identity of the human and the divine; there is thus a sharp distinction between their general theistic position and that of Greek philosophy.
It is, indeed, the very impartiality and objectivity of his attitude that make the writings of Gentz such illuminating documents for the period of history which they cover.
Love is a magic ray emitted from the burning core of the soul and illuminating the surrounding earth.