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Enlightenment vs Philosophe - What's the difference?

enlightenment | philosophe |

As nouns the difference between enlightenment and philosophe

is that enlightenment is an act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed while philosophe is any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th century French Enlightenment.

As a proper noun Enlightenment

is a 17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism.

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

    philosophe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th century French Enlightenment.
  • (pejorative) an incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.
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