enlightenment
English Thesaurus
1. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | education, |
| definition | : | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | satori, |
| definition | : | (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment (noun.cognition) |
2. a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | reform movement, |
| definition | : | a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms (noun.group) |
| instance hypernym | : | age, historic period, |
| definition | : | an era of history having some distinctive feature (noun.time) |
3. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness (noun.state)
| domain category | : | hindooism, hinduism, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | buddhism, |
| definition | : | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth (noun.cognition) |
4. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | unenlightenment, |
| definition | : | a lack of understanding (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | edify, enlighten, |
| definition | : | make understand (verb.communication) |
| antonym | : | unenlightenment, |
| definition | : | a lack of understanding (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | edify, enlighten, |
| definition | : | make understand (verb.communication) |
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