enlightenment

  • 21enlightenment — en|light|en|ment [ınˈlaıtnmənt] n [U] 1.) formal when you understand something clearly, or when you help someone do this ▪ Isabel looked to Ron for enlightenment. 2.) the final stage reached in the Buddhist and Hindu religions when you no longer… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Enlightenment — noun Enlightenment is used before these nouns: ↑philosopher, ↑philosophy …

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  • 23Enlightenment — ● ►en np. m. ►X►WM Nom d un window manager tendance jeu vidéo, ultra configurable, mais un peu lourd à cause des très nombreuses pixmaps qu il utilise. Basé à l origine sur fvwm2, il été entièrement réécrit depuis. http://www.enlightenment.org …

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  • 24enlightenment — en|light|en|ment [ ın laıtnmənt ] noun uncount the process of explaining or understanding something clearly: Children look to their teachers for enlightenment. a. in the Buddhist religion, the highest spiritual state that you can achieve …

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  • 25Enlightenment — (see The Enlightenment) …

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  • 26enlightenment —    deception    In Nazi Germany and elsewhere, where effort is made to manage news, especially if something labelled NEW is on offer from politicians:     Shortly after Hitler came to power in 1933, Goebbels and his new Ministry for Public… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 27enlightenment — noun 1》 the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.     ↘the attainment of spiritual insight, in particular (in Buddhism) that awareness which frees a person from the cycle of rebirth. 2》 (the Enlightenment) a European… …

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  • 28Enlightenment — noun the Enlightenment a period in the eighteenth century when many writers and scientists believed that science and knowledge, not religion, could improve people s lives …

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  • 29enlightenment — noun sharing her musical enlightenment with her children Syn: insight, understanding, awareness, wisdom, education, learning, knowledge; illumination, awakening, instruction, teaching; sophistication, advancement, development, open mindedness,… …

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  • 30enlightenment — UK [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)nmənt] / US noun [uncountable] a) the process of explaining or understanding something clearly Children look to their teachers for enlightenment. b) in the Buddhist religion, the highest spiritual state that you can achieve …

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