3 Enlightenment, science and empiricism. The Enlightenment's dedication to reason and knowledge did not come out of the blue. After all, scholars had for centuries been adding to humanity's stock of knowledge. The new emphasis, however, was on empirical knowledge: that is, knowledge or opinion grounded in experience.
Definition of immiseration. : the act of making miserable; especially : impoverishment the immiseration of the working class â C. R. Morris.
To excel is to achieve a level higher than another or others: excelled the other speakers in wit and eloquence. To surpass is to go beyond another in performance, quality, or degree: a marathoner who surpassed his previous record; a picture quality that far surpassed that of earlier models.