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Lightened :: Lightened (imp. & p. p.) of Lighte.

Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.

Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.

Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets..

Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden..

Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..

Foulder :: Foulder (v. i.) To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder..

Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind..

Luminary :: Luminary (n.) One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary..

Phase :: Phase (n.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon..

Illighten :: Illighten (v. t.) To enlighten.

Obscurant :: Obscurant (n.) One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.

Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest

Enlightenment :: Enlightenment (n.) Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed..

Culture :: Culture (n.) The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.

Reilluminate :: Reilluminate (v. t.) To enlighten again; to reillumine.

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

Misology :: Misology (n.) Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.

Alleviate :: Alleviate (v. t.) To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

Radiate :: Radiate (v. t.) To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.

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