enlightenment

  • 121Scottish Enlightenment — An intense period of intellectual endeavour and activity that took place among the social and cultural élite of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Scotland. It included such expressions as painting (Allan Ramsay, Henry Raeburn, and… …

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  • 122(the) Enlightenment — the Enlightenment UK [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)nmənt] US an intellectual movement in 18th century Europe that emphasized the importance of human thought and science rather than religious belief http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/enlightenment… …

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  • 123(the) Age of Enlightenment — the Age of Enlightenment [the Age of Enlightenment] (also the Age of Reason) a period in Europe in the 18th century when many writers and ↑thinkers began to question established beliefs, e.g. in the authority of kings or of the Church, in favo …

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  • 124Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment — The Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment (founded 1994) is an organization based in East Lansing, Michigan. It is a signatory to a wide range of public resolutions and petitions and works towards creating awareness on certain issues. The centre has …

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  • 125Swedish enlightenment literature — was written approximately between 1732 and 1809. [These years are given by Tigerstedt, 1971] = Spiritual writings = There were only a few notable writers in spiritual matters in the 18th century. The most notable exception is Emanuel Swedenborg… …

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  • 126Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda — The Propaganda Ministry building (1936) The Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (German: Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda or Propagandaministerium) was Nazi Germany s ministry that enforced …

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  • 127Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment — Orchestre de l âge des Lumières L Orchestre de l âge des Lumières (en anglais : Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) est le principal orchestre symphonique anglais jouant sur instruments d époque Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Répertoire 3 Voir… …

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  • 128The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment — Orchestre de l âge des Lumières L Orchestre de l âge des Lumières (en anglais : Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) est le principal orchestre symphonique anglais jouant sur instruments d époque Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Répertoire 3 Voir… …

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