Other Definitions
enlightenment (enc)
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Enlightenment| Noun | 1. | enlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledgeeducation - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" satori - (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment | | | 2. | enlightenment - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousnessHindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth | | | 3. | Enlightenment - a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutionsreform movement - a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms | |
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