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Enlightenment

/ Enlightenment /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
Opposites:
unenlightenment
Type of:
education
Kinds of:
edification sophistication satori
Derived:
enlighten edify
noun Sense 2
a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
Type of:
reform movement
noun Sense 3
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Type of:
blessedness beatitude beatification
Domain:
Hinduism Hindooism Buddhism
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
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education edification sophistication satori unenlightenment reform movement blessedness beatitude beatification