Canadian English Meaning of enlightenment

Enlightenment

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Definitions and Meaning of enlightenment in English

Wordnet

enlightenment (n)

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

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

a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

Webster

enlightenment (n.)

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

= AufklArung.

FAQs About the word enlightenment

Enlightenment

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge, (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; character

education,Knowledge,scholarship,awareness,comprehension,Consciousness,Culture,development,edification,erudition

Ignorance,illiteracy,incomprehension,misunderstanding,illiteracy,misunderstanding,misunderstanding,misinterpretation,Misperception,Non-comprehension

enlightening => enlightening, enlightener => Enlightener, enlightened => enlightened, enlighten => enlighten, enlight => enlighten,