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enlightening
adjective
Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
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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”
adjective
Tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
“An enlightening glimpse of government in action”
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The paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
An enlightening glimpse of government in action
An illuminating lecture
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