Enlightenment vs Encouragement - What's the difference?
enlightenment | encouragement |
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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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
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 a noun encouragement is
the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.enlightenment
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(en-noun)Synonyms
* epiphany * satoriencouragement
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* incouragement (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
- To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.