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Definition of Enlightenment

1. Noun. Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge.

2. Noun. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.

3. Noun. A movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine. "The Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"

Definition of Enlightenment

1. n. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

2. n. = AufklÄrung.

Definition of Enlightenment

1. Proper noun. (context definite article) A 17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism. ¹

2. Noun. An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed. ¹

3. Noun. A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enlightenment

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Enlightenment

enlessen enlessened enlessening enlessens enleve enlight enlighted enlighten enlightenable enlightened

enlightener enlighteners enlighteneth enlightening enlighteningly enlightenment (current term) enlightenments enlightens enlighting enlights

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