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Enlightenment
01
education or knowledge that brings understanding, insight, or awareness
Examples
Reading widely can lead to personal enlightenment.
The lecture provided enlightenment on modern physics.
02
a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion
Examples
The Enlightenment challenged traditional authority and promoted reason as the basis for understanding the world.
Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire and Rousseau advocated for freedom of thought and expression.
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
Examples
The monk achieved enlightenment after years of meditation.
Enlightenment in Buddhism marks the end of worldly suffering.
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