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Enlightenment
01
education or knowledge that brings understanding, insight, or awareness
Exemplos
Reading widely can lead to personal enlightenment.
The lecture provided enlightenment on modern physics.
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o Iluminismo, o Século das Luzes
a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion
Exemplos
The Enlightenment challenged traditional authority and promoted reason as the basis for understanding the world.
O Iluminismo desafiou a autoridade tradicional e promoveu a razão como base para entender o mundo.
Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire and Rousseau advocated for freedom of thought and expression.
Pensadores do Iluminismo como Voltaire e Rousseau defenderam a liberdade de pensamento e expressão.
03
(in Buddhism and Hinduism) a transcendent state of spiritual realization, liberation from the cycle of reincarnation, characterized by the cessation of desire, suffering, and individual consciousness
Exemplos
The monk achieved enlightenment after years of meditation.
Enlightenment in Buddhism marks the end of worldly suffering.
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unenlightenment
enlightenment
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