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enlightening

Speech parts

1. enlightening - Adjective

2. enlightening - Verb

Meaning

enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

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the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read Source: Internet

an enlightening glimpse of government in action Source: Internet

an illuminating lecture Source: Internet

"Beginning with a single entry for the year 1889, when he was twenty, and continuing throughout his life, the Journals of André Gide constitute an enlightening, moving, and endlessly fascinating chronicle of creative energy and conviction." Source: Internet

But there were some enlightening exchanges, and in important ways many of the justices seemed to be on the same page, providing at least some clues about how they are likely to rule. Source: Internet

I thought it would be both fun and enlightening to ask some of the professional female chefs at Newport Beach restaurants who or what inspired them to follow their cuisine dream. Source: Internet

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