Definition of Enlightenment

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

Generic synonyms: Education
Specialized synonyms: Edification, Sophistication, Satori
Derivative terms: Enlighten
Antonyms: Unenlightenment

2. Noun. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.
Exact synonyms: Nirvana
Category relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Generic synonyms: Beatification, Beatitude, Blessedness

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"
Exact synonyms: Age Of Reason
Generic synonyms: Reform Movement
Generic synonyms: Age, Historic Period

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

1. [n -S]

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