Remark vs Enlightenment - What's the difference?
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Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
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, title= To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
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To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
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To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
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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Remark is a related term of enlightenment.
As a noun remark
is act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation or remark can be a mark that replaces another mark.As a verb remark
is to make a remark or remarks; to comment or remark can be to mark again (a piece of work).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.remark
English
(Webster 1913)Etymology 1
From (etyl) remarquer, from ; see mark.Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}
Verb
(en verb)- Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief.
- His manacles remark him; there he sits.
- He remarked that it was time to go.
