Enlightenment and Joy

Enlightenment

Enlightenment noun - Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge.

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Joy and enlightenment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Enlightenment".

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Enlightenment and joy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enlightenment" instead a noun "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

true	true enlightenment	true joy
absolute	absolute enlightenment	absolute joy
beautiful	beautiful enlightenment	beautiful joy
inner	inner enlightenment	inner joy
Other adjectives: personal, greater.

Troubadours: Troubadours are artists and performers, seeking to bring joy and enlightenment through their works.

Source: Tabletop Game / Princess: The Hopeful
Slavery done with the best of intentions and that involves the captives being pampered instead of enchained is still slavery, and particularly loathsome if the victims are of a different species who are supposedly wretched and "deserve" to be taught enlightenment and joy.

Source: Strawman Has a Point
An interesting example of Romanticism harmonizing with the Enlightenment: Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, especially its final movement (the famous "Ode to Joy").

Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment

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