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Word: Enlightenment
Speech Type: Noun
ɪnˈlʌɪtənm(ə)nt
ɛnˈlʌɪtənm(ə)nt
the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened
Short Definition:action of enlightening or state of being enlightened
Examples:- Robbie looked to me for enlightenment
a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent figures included Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
Short Definition:European intellectual movement of late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
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