[f. ENLIGHTEN v. + -ING1.] The action of the verb ENLIGHTEN, in various senses.

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1561.  T. Norton, Calvin’s Inst., II. 82. To whome the Holy ghost by his enlightening shall make a new minde.

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1613–6.  W. Browne, Brit. Past., II. v. Whose new inlightning will be quench’d with teares.

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1665.  Wither, Lord’s Prayer, 67. My Rush-candle may perhaps occasion the enlightning of many Torches hereafter.

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1727.  De Foe, Syst. Magic, I. i. (1840), 16. To shine … for the further enlightening the world.

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