Definition of "in the light of" []

• In the illumination from (a source of light). (preposition)
• Based on conclusions derived from (a source of knowledge, evidence or inspiration). (preposition)

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• "Or as John Lewis Gaddis concludes in the light of postCold War revelations, far from opposing a compromise, JFK pushed for one more strongly than anyone else in his administration."
• "The founding and the plan of the reductions cannot be understood except in the light of colonial and political conditions as they prevailed in the Spanish La Plata territory at the time of the arrival of the Jesuits."
• "Inside, a man in his forties sits behind the desk, his wide-jawed face gleaming in the light of a table lamp, his forearms laid on the leather top."