Enlightenment vs Practical - What's the difference?
enlightenment | practical |
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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(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
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 practical is
(british) a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.As an adjective practical is
based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.enlightenment
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(en-noun)Synonyms
* epiphany * satoripractical
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(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap