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enlightenment

noun /ɛnlaɪtənmənt/ 4 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 24
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noun

a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

noun

the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

noun

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

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