enlightenment

Words with a similar base: enlightenment

'enlightenment'

[enlightenment.n.01] as in: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

'enlightenment'

[nirvana.n.01] as in: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

'enlightenment'

[enlightenment.n.03] as in: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

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Examples:
the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms