English noun: enlightenment |
1. | enlightenment (cognition) education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge |
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| Broader (hypernym) | education |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | edification, satori, sophistication |
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| Antonyms | unenlightenment |
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2. | enlightenment (state) (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness |
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| Synonyms | nirvana |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beatification, beatitude, blessedness |
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| Domain category | Buddhism, Hindooism, Hinduism |
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3. | Enlightenment (group) a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine |
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| Samples | The Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms.
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| Synonyms | Age of Reason |
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| Broader (hypernym) | reform movement |
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| Instance hypernym | age, historic period |
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