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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance;
- Example: "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"
- Example: "an illuminating lecture"
[syn: enlightening, informative, illuminating]

2. enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement;
- Example: "the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
[syn: edifying, enlightening]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

enlightening \enlightening\ adj.
   1. enlightening so as to encourage intellectual or moral
      improvement.

   Syn: edifying.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; as,
      an enlightening glimpse of government in action.
      [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enlightening
    adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
           enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
           illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
           informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
           unilluminating]
    2: 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" [syn:
       edifying, enlightening] [ant: unedifying,
       unenlightening]