Enlightenment Meaning
There are 3 meaning(s) for word Enlightenment
Meaning 1 : a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
Synonyms : age of reason
Synonyms : age of reason
Meaning 2 : (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Synonyms : nirvana
Synonyms : nirvana
Meaning 3 : education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge