en·light·en·ment
/inˈlītnmənt,enˈlītnmənt/
noun
- 1.the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
"Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
synonyms: insight, understanding, awareness, wisdom, education, learning, knowledge; More
- 2.a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
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