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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
  • An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

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Proper noun:

  • definite article A 17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism.

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