Enlightenment

1. - The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
5. - The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
7. - The right or condition of self-government.
8. contract - An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
11. - A philosopher, especially one of the 18th-century Enlightenment.
12. - A regular social gathering of eminent people (especially writers and artists) at the house of a woman prominent in high society.
14. - The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
16. - Support for a republican system of government.
17. rights - Rights that people supposedly have under natural law, including the right to life, liberty, and property.
19. - The intellectual movement in Europe, particularly during the 18th century, emphasizing reason, analysis, and individualism rather than traditional lines of authority.
20. - The theory or practice of the arrangement of a government in which the authority is distributed among several bodies with a system of checks and balances.

2. - The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
3. - Belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
4. - Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
6. - The belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge.
9. despotism - A form of absolute monarchy or despotism inspired by the Enlightenment.
10. - A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
13. - A political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed, and equality before the law.
15. - An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
18. - The attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas.