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Consciousness vs Enlightenment - What's the difference?

consciousness | enlightenment |

As a noun consciousness

is the state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

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.

consciousness

English

Noun

(wikipedia consciousness)
  • The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The machine of a new soul , passage=Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking—and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness .}}

    Derived terms

    * cyberconsciousness * hyperconsciousness * teleconsciousness * raise someone's consciousness

    Related terms

    * conscious * conscience

    See also

    * being-for-itself

    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