English dictionary

enlightenment

/E/n'l/aI/t/-/nm/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

noun.cognition

Antonyms unenlightenment

Source: WordNet 3.0
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

noun.state

Synonyms nirvana

Source: WordNet 3.0
a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

noun.group

Examples
The Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms.

Synonyms age of reason

Source: WordNet 3.0
Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

noun

Source: webster1913
= <u>AufklÄrung</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913