Definisjon av enlightenment

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Noun

enlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
unenlightenment a lack of understanding
education the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
edification, sophistication uplifting enlightenment
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
reform movement a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
enlightenment - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
nirvana
blessedness, beatitude, beatification a state of supreme happiness
hindooism, hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of 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
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Substantiv

enlightenment - An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
enlightenment - A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

Substantiv

  • Entall: enlightenment
  • Flertall: enlightenments

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