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enlightenment

 noun
     
Related topics: Buddhism, Hinduism
en‧light‧en‧ment [uncountable]
1 formal when you understand something clearly, or when you help someone do this:
Isabel looked to Ron for enlightenment.
2RRBRRH the final stage reached in the Buddhist and Hindu religions when you no longer suffer or feel desire and you are at peace with the universe:
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