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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 definition: 1. the state of understanding something: 2. in Hinduism and Buddhism, the highest spiritual state…. Learn more.
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. 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.
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.
Definition of enlightenment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. See more Origin of enlightenment
enlightenment. noun. /ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt/. [uncountable] knowledge about and understanding of something; the process of understanding something or making someone understand it The newspapers provided little enlightenment about the cause of the accident. spiritual enlightenment Topic Collocations.
