enlightenment
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Supporting a plurality of religious beliefs, along with the freedom to hold none at all, was part of the brilliant enlightenment they wrote into the Constitution.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
“O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous,” Voltaire, the 18th-century French enlightenment philosopher, himself known for his bons mots, once wrote, adding: “God granted my prayer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Aleys, at first, seems to be on a path toward personal enlightenment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
His involvement grew serious after her death from cancer in 1972, and in “The Snow Leopard” his customarily graceful observations of nature shimmer with mystical meditations on grief, transcendence and enlightenment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Bobby pored over Buschke’s holdings for hours, looking for that one book, that one magazine, that one luminous game that might lead him to enlightenment.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing enlightenment
World Religions
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South Asia - Introductory
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