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enlightenment
noun(en-light-en-ment)
the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
enlightenment
noun(en-light-en-ment)
a philosophical movement of the 18th century marked by a rejection of traditional social, religious, and political ideas and an emphasis on rationalism —used with the
enlightenment
noun(en-light-en-ment)
a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering
enlightenment
noun(en-light-en-ment)
a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion

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