Associations to the word «Enlightening»

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.
William Butler Yeats