1. (noun) enlightenment
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
Synonyms: nirvana
Antonyms: unenlightenment
2. (noun) nirvana, enlightenment
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Synonyms: enlightenment, heaven, paradise, nirvana, promised land
Antonyms: unenlightenment
3. (noun) Enlightenment, Age of Reason
a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
Synonyms: nirvana
Antonyms: unenlightenment
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1. enlightenment
Enlightenment, erudition, information, knowledge, learning, and skill are acquired, as by study or practise. Insight, judgment, profundity or depth, reason, sagacity, sense,
Synonyms: wisdom, attainment, insight, prudence, depth, judgment, reason, discernment, judiciousness, reasonableness, discretion, knowledge, sagacity, enlightenment, learning, sense, erudition, prescience, skill, foresight, profundity, understanding, information
Antonyms: absurdity, folly, imbecility, miscalculation, senselessness, error, foolishness, imprudence, misjudgment, silliness, fatuity, idiocy, indiscretion, nonsense, stupidity
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