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enlightenment
noun en·light·en·ment \in-ˈlī-tən-mənt, en-\
: the state of having knowledge or understanding : the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding
the Enlightenment : a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion
Buddhism : a final spiritual state marked by the absence of desire or suffering
Full Definition of ENLIGHTENMENT
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: the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
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capitalized : a philosophic movement of the 18th century marked by a rejection of traditional social, religious, and political ideas and an emphasis on rationalism —used with the
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Buddhism : a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering
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First Known Use of ENLIGHTENMENT
1654
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