enlightenment
Example Sentences
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His involvement grew serious after her death from cancer in 1972, and in “The Snow Leopard” his customarily graceful observations of nature shimmer with mystical meditations on grief, transcendence and enlightenment.
They used the language of public enlightenment, the idea that drug addicts would no longer be simply considered criminals.
From Scientific American
It’s too bad that some of this enlightenment is achieved through huge elisions and license in relating what is still a contested history.
From New York Times
Over the muted sparkle of “Home,” Goldman spoke-sang about “that rooftop party where I first heard Public Enemy” and how, in that moment of sonic enlightenment, “something shifted permanently.”
From Washington Post
To Masha and her devoted staff, the pathway to enlightenment must be embarked upon together.
From Salon
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