Definition of enlightenment

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  • enlightenment is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • enlightenment is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • enlightenment is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of enlightenment


  • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. age of reason
  • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. nirvana
  • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge (noun)

See definition of enlightenment in Merriam Webster