Both Uses of
Enlightenment
in
Don Quixote
- He put it aside with extreme satisfaction, and the barber went on, "These that come next are 'The Shepherd of Iberia,' 'Nymphs of Henares,' and 'The Enlightenment of Jealousy.'"
Chpt 1.5-6 *the enlightenment = provision of better understanding
- On the other hand, it struck me that, inasmuch as among his books there had been found such modern ones as "The Enlightenment of Jealousy" and the "Nymphs and Shepherds of Henares," his story must likewise be modern, and that though it might not be written, it might exist in the memory of the people of his village and of those in the neighbourhood.
Chpt 1.9-10
Definitions:
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(enlightenment as in: provided for your enlightenment) a state of increased understandingOccasionally, enlightenment can refer more specifically to an elevated spiritual state. In Buddhism & Hinduism is would refer to achieving nirvana.
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(Enlightenment as in: during the Enlightenment...) generally interpreted as a 17th & 18th century movement that further advanced the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions -- especially in Britain, France, Germany, and the American colonies
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, enlightenment may be used as a proper noun with a non-standard specialized meaning.