Definitions of Enlightenment [ɛnˈlaɪt n mənt]

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Definition of 'Enlightenment'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) enlightenment
the act of enlightening.

2.  enlightenment
the state of being enlightened.

3.  enlightenment
(usu. cap.) Buddhism, Hinduism.

4.  enlightenment
the Enlightenment, a European philosophical movement of the l7th and 18th centuries, characterized by belief in the power of reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.

Etymology: (1660–70)

Definition of 'Enlightenment'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) enlightenment
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

2. (noun) nirvana, enlightenment
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

3. (noun) Enlightenment, Age of Reason
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"

Definition of 'Enlightenment'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Enlightenment
act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed

Translation of 'Enlightenment'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: wise through knowledge; free from prejudice an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision.
Afrikaans: inligting, voorligting	Arabic: تَنْوير، إسْتِنارَه	Bulgarian: просветление
Brazilian: esclarecimento	Czech: osvěta	German: die Aufklärung
Danish: oplysning; indsigt; visdo	Greek: διαφώτιση	Spanish: aclaración
Estonian: valgustus	Farsi: روشنفکری؛ آموزندگی	Finnish: valaistuminen
French: éclaircissement(s)	Hebrew: הֶאָרַת עֵינַיִים	Hindi: प्रबोध, ज्ञानोदय
Croatian: prosvijetljenost	Hungarian: felvilágosítás; felvilágo	Indonesian: pencerahan
Icelandic: upplÿsing, fræðsla	Italian: schiarimento	Japanese: 啓発
Korean: 계몽	Lithuanian: ap(si)švietimas	Latvian: izskaidrošana; informēšan
Malay: kebijaksaan	Dutch: verlichting	Norwegian: opplysning
Polish: oświecenie	Persian: روشنفکری؛ آموزندگی	Pashto: روښانونه، پوهونه، خبرتيا،
Portuguese: esclarecimento	Romanian: lămurire	Russian: просвещённость
Slovak: osveta	Slovenian: razsvetljenstvo	Serbian: prosvetljenje
Swedish: upplysning	Thai: การรู้แจ้ง	Turkish: aydınlatma
Taiwanese: 啟蒙，啟發	Ukrainian: освіченість; бізаність	Urdu: روشن خیال ہونے یا بنانے ک
Vietnamese: sự khai sáng	Chinese: 启蒙，启发
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