enlightenment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enlightenment	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for enlightenment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlightenment n education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge Antonym(s): unenlightenment (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness Synonym(s): nirvana, 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" Synonym(s): Enlightenment, Age of Reason
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enlightenment \Enlight"enment\, n. = {Aufkl[8e]rung}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enlightenment \Enlight"enment\, n. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.