enlightenment
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- 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 consciousnessSynonyms: nirvana
- 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”Synonyms: Age of Reason
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En·light′en·ment noun
1. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
2. same as Aufklärung.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement