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Enlightenment vs Awakening - What's the difference?

enlightenment | awakening |

As a proper noun enlightenment

is (definite article) a 17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in european history; the age of enlightenment or age of reason emphasizing rationalism.

As an adjective awakening is

rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.

As a noun awakening is

the act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.

As a verb awakening is

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enlightenment

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
  • A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
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    • Synonyms

    * epiphany * satori

    awakening

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
  • (religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
  • (figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
  • * 2007 , Abigail Brenner, Women's Rites of Passage (page 25)
    • When I invited women to decide for themselves which rite of passage to talk or write about, I found that only a few chose their sexual awakening .

    Verb

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