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1. (noun) enlightenment
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

2. (noun) nirvana, enlightenment
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

3. (noun) Enlightenment, Age of Reason
a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
"the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"

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