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enlightenment

en·light·en·ment [ in lt'nmənt, en lt'nmənt ] (plural en·light·en·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. enlightening of somebody: the enlightening of somebody, or something that enlightens somebody

2. enlightened state: the condition of somebody who has been enlightened

3. achievement of spiritual state: the realization of spiritual or religious understanding, or, especially in Buddhism, the state attained when the cycle of reincarnation ends and human desire and suffering are transcended

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