'Enlightenment' definitions:

Definition of 'enlightenment'

From: WordNet
noun
Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge [ant: unenlightenment]
noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn: nirvana, enlightenment]
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" [syn: Enlightenment, Age of Reason]

Definition of 'Enlightenment'

From: GCIDE
  • Enlightenment \En*light"en*ment\, n.
  • 1. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. same as Aufkl[aum]rung. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'enlightenment'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Enlightenment'