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enlightenment
/ˌɛnˈlaɪtənmənt/ · 13 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- noun
a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms