| 释义 |
Noun: enlightenment en'lIt(u)nmunt- Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- nirvana
Noun: Enlightenment- A movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
"the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms"
- Age of Reason
Derived forms: enlightenments See also: enlighten Type of: age, beatification, beatitude, blessedness, education, historic period, reform movement Antonym: unenlightenment Encyclopedia: Enlightenment |