Enlightenment or enlighten may refer to:
History
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Age of Enlightenment, period in Western intellectual and cultural history from the late 17th to late 18th century, centered in France but also encompassing:
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Dutch Enlightenment, in the 17th- and 18th-century Netherlands
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French Enlightenment, in 17th- and 18th-century France
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Midlands Enlightenment, in the 18th-century English Midlands
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German Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Germany
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Austrian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Austria
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Modern Greek Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Greece
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Hungarian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Hungary
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Italian Enlightenment, in 18th-century Italy
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Jewish Haskalah or Jewish Enlightenment, movement among European Jews in the late 18th century
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Polish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Poland
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Portuguese Enlightenment, in 18th-century Portugal
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Romanian Enlightenment, in the 18th century in modern-day Romania
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Russian Enlightenment, in 18th-century Russia
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Scottish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Scotland
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Spanish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Spain, under the Bourbons
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Swedish Enlightenment, in 18th-century Sweden
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American Enlightenment, in the 18th century in the British North American colonies and the early United States
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Nahda, cultural movement of Arab-populated regions of the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries
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China: May Fourth Movement, in the 1920s, and the New Enlightenment, in the 1980s
Philosophy
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Enlightenment (philosophical concept), the concept of enlightenment in modern and contemporary Western philosophy
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Enlightenment philosophy, the philosophy produced during the Enlightenment (late 17th and 18th centuries)
Religion
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Enlightenment in Buddhism, translation of the term bodhi ("awakening")
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Moksha
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Moksha (Jainism)
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Kevala jnana, awakened knowledge in Jainism
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Divine illumination
Computing
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Enlightenment (window manager), an X Window System window manager
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Enlighten (radiosity engine), code to do real-time calculation of indirect lighting ("radiosity") in video
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Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, a set of graphics libraries
Events
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Enlighten Canberra, an annual arts and cultural festival in Canberra, Australia
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"Enlightenment", the main artistic performance in the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Film and television
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Enlightenment (Doctor Who), a 1983 Doctor Who serial
Music
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Enlightenment (Van Morrison album), 1990
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Enlightenment (McCoy Tyner album), 1973
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"Enlightenment" (Van Morrison song), 1990
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Enlightenment (soundtrack album), the soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Other uses
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Ionian Enlightenment, the origin of ancient Greek advances in philosophy and science
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Dark Enlightenment, an anti-democratic and reactionary movement that broadly rejects egalitarianism and Whig historiography
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Enlightenment Intensive, a group retreat designed to enable a spiritual enlightenment
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Enlightenment Movement (Afghanistan), a Hazara grassroots civil disobedience group created in Afghanistan in 2016
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Project Enlightenment, an educational program
See also
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Counter-Enlightenment, a term used by some 20th century commentators to describe contemporary reasoned opposition to the Age of Enlightenment
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Enlightened (disambiguation)
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Illumination (disambiguation)