ENLIGHTENING

edifying, enlightening

(adjective) enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement; “the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read”

enlightening, informative, illuminating

(adjective) tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; “an enlightening glimpse of government in action”; “an illuminating lecture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

enlightening

present participle of enlighten

Source: Wiktionary


ENLIGHTEN

En*light"en, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS. inlihtan. Cf. Enlight.]

1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4.

2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God. Trench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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