"pseudoenlightenment" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoenlightenment on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoenlightenment.wav Forms: pseudoenlightenments [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + enlightenment. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pseudo-|enlightenment}} pseudo- + enlightenment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudoenlightenment (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoenlightenments)
  1. False enlightenment. Tags: countable, uncountable

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