Associations to the word «Enlightening»
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Wiktionary
ENLIGHTENING, verb. Present participle of enlighten
Dictionary definition
ENLIGHTENING, adjective. Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture".
ENLIGHTENING, adjective. Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.