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verlichting — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enlightenment noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  • illumination noun Light, or the act of providing light.
  • lighting noun The equipment used to provide light, or the light it produces.
  • mitigation noun The act of reducing the severity, seriousness, or impact of something harmful.

Senses

verlichting is used for these senses in English:

  • Enlightenment (history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.
  • enlightenment An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
  • illumination The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  • lighting The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
  • mitigation A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

enlightenment — full definition

  1. noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  2. name The Enlightenment: an 17th-and-18th-century European intellectual movement that championed reason and science over tradition and superstition.

illumination — full definition

  1. noun Light, or the act of providing light.
  2. noun Ornamental decoration added to a manuscript or book.
  3. noun A moment of insight or understanding.

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