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   enlightenment

   /ɪnˈlʌɪtənm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened: "Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
   • ▪ the action or state of attaining or having attained spiritual knowledge or insight, in particular (in Buddhism) that awareness which frees a person from the cycle of rebirth: "the key to enlightenment is the way of the Buddha"
   • 2. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent figures included Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › enlightenmentEnlightenment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT is the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened. How to use enlightenment in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENLIGHTENMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ENLIGHTENMENT definition: 1. the state of understanding something: 2. in Hinduism and Buddhism, the highest spiritual state…. Learn more.

4. www.britannica.com › event › Enlightenment-European-historyEnlightenment | Definition, Summary, Ideas, Meaning, History ...

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   Sep 15, 2024 · Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › enlightenmentENLIGHTENMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   the Enlightenment, a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.

6. www.worldhistory.org › The_EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment - World History Encyclopedia

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   Feb 29, 2024 · The Enlightenment (Age of Reason) was a revolution in thought in Europe and North America from the late 17th century to the late 18th century. The Enlightenment involved new approaches in philosophy, science, and politics.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › enlightenmentenlightenment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   enlightenment. [uncountable] knowledge about and understanding of something; the process of understanding something or making somebody understand it. The newspapers provided little enlightenment about the cause of the accident. Seeking enlightenment, I asked one of my professors about the matter.

8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › enlightenmentEnlightenment - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Aug 20, 2010 · This entry describes the main tendencies of Enlightenment thought in the following main sections: (1) The True: Science, Epistemology, and Metaphysics in the Enlightenment; (2) The Good: Political Theory, Ethical Theory and Religion in the Enlightenment; (3) The Beautiful: Aesthetics in the Enlightenment.