ENLI'GHTENER, noun One who illuminates; he or that which communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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