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Enlightenment
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éclaircissement, éducation
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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les Lumières
a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion
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The Enlightenment challenged traditional authority and promoted reason as the basis for understanding the world.
L'Âge des Lumières a remis en question l'autorité traditionnelle et a promu la raison comme base de compréhension du monde.
Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire and Rousseau advocated for freedom of thought and expression.
Les penseurs de l'Âge des Lumières tels que Voltaire et Rousseau défendaient la liberté de pensée et d'expression.
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illumination, éveil spirituel
(in Buddhism and Hinduism) the highest spiritual insight or wisdom that can be achieved
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lighten
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enlighten
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enlightenment
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unenlightenment
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unenlightenment
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