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enlightenment

en·light·en·ment

enlightenment

 
pronunciation:
ihn laI tn mnt
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of enlightening, or the condition of being enlightened.
similar words:
light
definition 2: (cap.) an eighteenth century philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason.