the Enlightenment
Definition of the Enlightenment
: a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion
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: the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened
: a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering
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