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Enlightenment Definition
(n)
education
that
results
in
understanding
and
the
spread
of
knowledge
(n) (
Hinduism
and
Buddhism
)
the
beatitude
that
transcends
the
cycle
of
reincarnation
;
characterized
by
the
extinction
of
desire
and
suffering
and
individual
consciousness
(n)
a
movement
in
the
18th
century
that
advocated
the
use
of
reason
in
the
reappraisal
of
accepted
ideas
and
social
institutions
Enlightenment Synonyms
Age of Reason
enlightenment
Nirvana
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