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Enlightenment is defined as being advanced and having gained necessary information or knowledge, especially spiritual knowledge.

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An example of enlightenment is when you become educated about a particular course of study or a particular religion.
An example of enlightenment was The Age of Enlightenment, a time in Europe during the 17th and 18th century considered an intellectual movement driven by reason.

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an enlightening or being enlightened

See enlightenment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or a means of enlightening.
b. The state of being enlightened.
Enlightenment A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
Buddhism & Hinduism A blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains Nirvana.

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