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▪ I. enlightening, vbl. n.|ɛnˈlaɪt(ə)nɪŋ|
[f. enlighten v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb enlighten, in various senses.
1561T. Norton Calvin's Inst. ii. 82 To whome the Holy ghost by his enlightening shall make a new minde. 1613–16W. Browne Brit. Past. ii. v, Whose new inlightning will be quench'd with teares. 1665Wither Lord's Prayer 67 My Rush-candle may perhaps occasion the enlightning of many Torches hereafter. 1727De Foe Syst. Magic i. i. (1840) 16 To shine..for the further enlightening the world.
▪ II. enˈlightening, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That enlightens, in various senses of the verb.
1641Milton Ch. Govt. Pref. (1851) 96 The supreme inlightning assistance. 1678Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 101 'Twas a Crime to taste th' inlightning Tree. 1791Cowper Odyss. x. 236 Where sets The all enlight'ning sun. 1824Coleridge Aids Refl. (1848) I. 5 This seeing light, this enlightening eye, is reflection. |