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- Dictionaryenlightenment/ɪnˈlʌɪtənm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened: "Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
- 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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The meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT is the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened. How to use enlightenment in a sentence.
Enlightenment can mean the state of understanding something, or the period in the 18th century when science and reason were emphasized over religion and tradition. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized the use of reason to advance understanding of the universe and to improve the human condition. The goals of the Enlightenment were knowledge, freedom, and happiness.
Enlightenment. An intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries marked by a celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny.
ENLIGHTENMENT meaning: 1 : the state of having knowledge or understanding the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding; 2 : a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religion.
Enlightenment is education or awareness that brings change, such as your enlightenment about nutrition that leads you to throw out every last bit of your family's junk food.
enlightenment. Enlightenment means the act of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. Stella had a moment of enlightenment. In Buddhism, enlightenment is a final spiritual state in which everything is understood and there is no more suffering or desire.
