enlightenment
An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructedAn act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
» Sami found a path to enlightenment.
Сами нашёл путь к просвещению.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
Aufklärung
просвеще́ниеprosveščénije
осві́ченняosvíčennja, осві́таosvíta, просві́тництвоprosvítnyctvo
(uncountable, usually)A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
Aufklärung
просвеще́ниеprosveščénije, просветле́ниеprosvetlénije
просві́тництвоprosvítnyctvo
- education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
Examples
28 sentencesSami found a path to enlightenment.
ruСами нашёл путь к просвещению.
Is suffering a pathway to enlightenment?
How would you explain enlightenment to them?
Is there a path to true enlightenment?
Can chaos be the path to enlightenment?
Translations
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Forms
plural: enlightenmentsSynonyms
8 synonyms- a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine:Age of EnlightenmentAge of Reason
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness:nirvana
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable